![]() ![]() The novel is writen in the known poetic, brilliant, quiet and specific style of the author.Ī beautiful, deeply human story about understanding, friendship and love, about growing old but trying to make the best of it. The positiveness between the lines will remain with you after the end of this book. Loveable, not perfect, just two normal persons who try to do things their way, and to not care about what people might think about them.Ī story that will make you laugh and maybe also cry and leave you thoughtful. Addie and Louis are both caring about each other and their families. Kent Haruf definitely loves the characters he creates in his stories. Another important topic are the small-mindedness of small towns and conventions. It is also about the problems between parents and their adult children, about life and love. This poetic, beautiful novel is about ageing, loneliness and friendship. ![]() One day in May Addie asks Louis that they could maybe spend some of the hours during the long, lonely nights together. The houses they live in are just one house apart, in Cedar Street, in the small rural town Holt. (quotation page 3)Īddie Moore and Louis Waters are both widowed. "And then there was the day when Addie Moore made a call on Louis Waters. But maybe that could change?Īs 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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.'What if this happens to me?' Lovely book. His voice brings the short story to life, and it touches our hearts and makes us think. Mark Bramhall, the narrator, couldn't be more perfect for this novel. Haruf somehow tells the story of these types of things, and yet makes it beautiful- like it's a part of life that is supposed to be hurdled and dealt with in a natural sort of way. The feeling of being all alone, the worries of your children not approving of dating after the death of their parent, the unfairness of retirees having to take care of their grandchildren when their own children don't have enough responsibility to do so- all of these things are real. The short novel talks about the things that people do indeed face later in life. Their relationship starts quite the gossip buzz in the their small town, and her son isn't keen on the idea of mom having a boyfriend- especially when her son dumps off his child from Grandma to take care of for a few months. Neighbours in a small town who've both lost their spouses decide to sleep together at night, to avoid loneliness. Our Souls At Night is a very nice story about loneliness, compassion, and friendship. This story felt authentic, special and pure. The outdoor scenes are wonderful and encouraged me to go outside, to enjoy and connect with nature again, something that many of us city folk frequently forget to do. It seems that through them the author was trying to remind us of the little things that really matter in life. Louis and Addie are both wonderful and noble characters and through it all your are rooting for them. Haruf wrote this last novel, published posthumously, while he was dying, makes this book all the more remarkable. After a very short consideration, Louis accepts Addie's proposition and so it begins their journey to chase what most probably is their last chance at achieving happiness and fulfillment in their lives. I wonder if you would come and sleep with me in the night with me. What? How do you mean? I mean we are both alone. I wonder if you would consider coming to my house sometimes to sleep with me. Well, I didn't think you came to tell me that my house looks nice. So Addie visits Louis one night and comes up with a rather unique proposition: You are probably wonder what I'm doing here, she said. Louis and Addie are both widowed, lonely and in their twilight of their lives. This is low-key, evocative short novel about the pursuit of happiness, second chances and perhaps most importantly about our need for companionship and intimacy. ![]()
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