Eventide
Jun 2012 · Plainsong Book 2 · Pan Macmillan
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In Kent Haruf's poignant novel, the small Colorado town of Holt comes to life through the intertwined stories of its residents, each facing their own struggles and triumphs.
Following the astonishing Plainsong, Eventide is Kent Haruf's second novel set in his imaginary landscape of Holt, Colorado. Harold and Raymond McPheron are finally waving goodbye to their beloved Victoria, a young mother with a first chance at an education. Betty and Luther Wallace are struggling to keep their heads above water and their children out of care, while young friends Dena and DJ find solace away from their own troubled homes.
As these stories unfold and entwine, tragedy strikes the McPheron household and life is thrown irrevocably off course. Heart-breaking yet hopeful, Eventide is an unflinching depiction of the hardships of small-town life, lit up by astonishing moments of redemption. Haruf's prose captures the essence of humanity in this rural community, delving into themes of family, abandonment, death and abuse with a deft and compassionate touch.
Following the astonishing Plainsong, Eventide is Kent Haruf's second novel set in his imaginary landscape of Holt, Colorado. Harold and Raymond McPheron are finally waving goodbye to their beloved Victoria, a young mother with a first chance at an education. Betty and Luther Wallace are struggling to keep their heads above water and their children out of care, while young friends Dena and DJ find solace away from their own troubled homes.
As these stories unfold and entwine, tragedy strikes the McPheron household and life is thrown irrevocably off course. Heart-breaking yet hopeful, Eventide is an unflinching depiction of the hardships of small-town life, lit up by astonishing moments of redemption. Haruf's prose captures the essence of humanity in this rural community, delving into themes of family, abandonment, death and abuse with a deft and compassionate touch.
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About the author
Kent Haruf's honours include a Whiting Foundation Award and a special citation from the PEN/Hemingway Foundation. Plainsong won the Mountains & Plains Booksellers Award and was a finalist for the National Book Award, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and the New Yorker Book Award. Benediction was shortlisted for the Folio Prize. He died in November 2014, at the age of seventy-one.
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