Our Souls at NightNATIONAL BESTSELLER • 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, 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, her son even farther, and Addie and Louis have long been living alone in empty houses, the nights so terribly lonely, especially with no one to talk with. But maybe that could change? As Addie and Louis come to know each other better--their pleasures and their difficulties--a beautiful story of second chances unfolds, making Our Souls at Night the perfect final installment to this beloved writer's enduring contribution to American literature. |
Contents
Section 1 | 3 |
Section 2 | 7 |
Section 3 | 11 |
Section 4 | 15 |
Section 5 | 19 |
Section 6 | 23 |
Section 7 | 25 |
Section 8 | 28 |
Section 23 | 101 |
Section 24 | 105 |
Section 25 | 107 |
Section 26 | 110 |
Section 27 | 114 |
Section 28 | 123 |
Section 29 | 128 |
Section 30 | 132 |
Section 9 | 32 |
Section 10 | 36 |
Section 11 | 43 |
Section 12 | 48 |
Section 13 | 50 |
Section 14 | 54 |
Section 15 | 57 |
Section 16 | 61 |
Section 17 | 67 |
Section 18 | 73 |
Section 19 | 78 |
Section 20 | 82 |
Section 21 | 93 |
Section 22 | 99 |
Section 31 | 136 |
Section 32 | 138 |
Section 33 | 141 |
Section 34 | 145 |
Section 35 | 148 |
Section 36 | 152 |
Section 37 | 155 |
Section 38 | 159 |
Section 39 | 165 |
Section 40 | 169 |
Section 41 | 171 |
Section 42 | 175 |
Section 43 | 177 |
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