Copies of Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf are available to borrow - pick up a copy at the Reference Desk. Large print and audio copies are also available. The book is also available as an ebook and audiobook on Overdrive. The group will meet Wednesday April 18th at 1pm by the fireplace.
A spare yet eloquent, bittersweet yet inspiring story of a man and
a woman who, in advanced age, come together to wrestle with the events
of their lives and their hopes for the imminent future.
In the familiar setting of Holt, Colorado, home to all
of Kent Haruf's inimitable fiction [Plainsong, Eventide, Benediction], Addie Moore pays an unexpected visit
to a neighbor, Louis Waters. Her husband died years ago, as did his
wife, and in such a small town they naturally have known of each other
for decades; in fact, Addie was quite fond of Louis's wife. His daughter
lives hours away in Colorado Springs, her son even farther away in
Grand Junction, and Addie and Louis have long been living alone in
houses now empty of family, the nights so terribly lonely, especially
with no one to talk with.
Their brave adventures - their pleasures and their difficulties - are hugely involving and truly resonant, making Our Souls at Night the perfect final installment to this beloved writer's enduring contribution to American literature. Bookbrowse.com
