Our Souls at Night

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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 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. Read Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf – kino-fada.fr Kent Haruf wrote Our Souls at Night under a death sentence Despite knowing his life was coming to a sooner end than it should, or perhaps because of this, he created a story about finding love in the final chapter Our Souls at Night is simply, profoundly, an exquisite homage to love And it broke my heart Because, the story Because, there will be noI read Our Souls at Night in one sitting and wept in the final pages Even now, thinking of endings, of the ending of this book, the endin Kent Haruf wrote Our Souls at Night under a death sentence Despite knowing his life was coming to a...And then there was the day when Addie Moore made a call on Louis Waters Louis and Addie are both getting on, in their 70s, Louis having lost his wife a year back, Addie a widow for some time Both are lonely and could do with some company While they have known each other for a long time, they have never been close Acquaintancesthan friends Until Addie suggests that it would be a great help, given her trouble sleeping, if Louis would consent to sleep with her, not hide the salami sleep And then there was the day when Addie Moore made a call on Louis Waters Louis and Addie are both getting on, in their 70s, Louis having lost his wife a year back, Addie a widow for some time Both are lonely and could do with some company While they have known each other for a long time, they have never been close Acquaintancesthan friends Until Addie suggests that it would be a great help, given her trouble sleeping, if Louis would consent to sleep with her, not hide the salami sleep together, but sleep, and talk, in the same bed, overnight, companionship Louis decides to give it a try Addie and Louis slowly begin to share their histories The biddies of Holt, male and female, are taken aback, of course, at the presumed impropriety, as if, once elderly and alone, it was somehow sinful to st...Readers took their time finding Kent Haruf, but he was a patient man who didn t care much for the trappings of fame anyhow His popularity swelled quickly, though, when he published his third novel, Plainsong, in 1999 at the age of 56 The book was a bestseller for months and a finalist for the National Book Award, which meant he had to dress up for the ceremony in New York and wear a medal on a ribbon around his neck and feel genuinely uncomfortable Afterward, he told the New York Times, We Readers took their time finding Kent Haruf, but he was a patient man who didn t care much for the trappings of fame anyhow His popularity swelled quickly, though, when he published his third novel, Plainsong, in 1999 at the age of 56 The book was a bestseller for m...There are a few contemporary writers who will make a lasting mark and Kent Haruf is most certainly one of them His quiet stories in their simplicity are meaningful , thoughtful stories reflecting the complexity of the human condition In his final novel , published posthumously, Haruf has given us another gift I fell in love with this book from page one , the first sentence and then the perfect description of Cedar Street in Holt , Colorado the place where all his books take place I fell i There are a few contemporary writers who will make a lasting mark and Kent Haruf is most certainly one of them His quiet stories in their simplicity are meaningful , thoughtful stories reflecting the complexity of the human condition In his final novel , published posthumously, Haruf has given us another gift I fell in love with this book from page one , the first sentence and then the perfect description of Cedar Street in Holt , Colorado the place where all his books take place I fell in love with Louis Waters and Addie Moore and how they talk into the night about their lives and pasts , their transgressions , their hopes and ...UPDATED Sep 9, 2016 This is going to be an original Netflix film starring Jane Fonda as Addie and Robert Redford as Louis Also in the cast will be Bruce Dern Dorlan , Judy Greer Holly , Matthias Schoenaerts Gene and Iain Armitage, from Big Little Lies, as Addie s grandson Jamie It s produced by one of the producers of the recent film Brooklyn, and directed by Ritesh Batra, who proved he knows how to handle a delicate love story in the film The Lunchbox You d have to be stone hearted n UPDATED Sep 9, 2016 This is going to be an original Netflix film starring Jane Fonda as Addie and Robert Redford as Louis Also in the cast will be Bruce Dern Dorlan , Judy Greer Holly , Matthias Schoenaerts Gene and Iain Armitage, from Big Little Lies,...Growing up, the earliest years of my childhood, my paternal grandparents lived close by, my father was a pilot and was frequently gone for days, and I spent many days in my grandparent s tiny caretaker apartment I would follow my grandfather around while he polished the pews of the church, spruced up the grounds, sat by his side and helped him write his poetry, or just sit a spell and ponder with him With my grandmother I d help piece her quilts together, or help her in their tiny kitchen Growing up, the earliest years of my childhood, my paternal grandparents lived close by, my father was a pilot and was frequently gone for days, and I spent many days in my grandparent s tiny caretaker apartment I would follow my grandfather around while he polished the pews of the church, spruced up the grounds, sat by his side and helped him write his poetry, or just sit a spell and ponder with him With my grandmother I d help piece her quilts together, or...This is an absolutely beautiful story of two people who give comfort to each late in life I laughed and I cried I just loved this novel It is so well written and so lovely Louis and Addy are living in Holt, Colorado They ve known each other for many many years One day 70 year old Addy approaches Louis and asks him if he will come stay with her at night to sleep with her This is not a sexual thing Addy is having trouble sleeping Louis ends up going along with this I loved the stories tha This is an absolutely beautiful story of two people who give comfort to each late in life I laughed and I cried I just loved this novel It is so well written and so lovely Louis and Addy are living in Holt, Colorado They ve known each other for many many years One day 70 year old Addy approaches Louis and asks him if he will come stay with her at night to sleep with her This is not a sexual thing Addy is having trouble sleeping Louis ends up going along with this I loved the stories that they told to each other, including their tragedies that made me cry I also loved Addie s curious Grandson and the dog that they got him The neighbors gossiped, but that didn t keep them apart I listened to the the audio version of this book It is exquisitely narrated by Mark Bramhall This is a short book It is only three and half hours long, but there is a lot of meaning and substance to it.I m ashamed...This novella by the author of Plainsong 1999 may be short, but it is large enough to contain two souls and enough of the small town of Holt, Colorado to bring it vividly to life.The story is a simple one One evening Addie Moore, a widow of seventy, makes a visit to widower Louis Walters a longtime neighbor, but not someone she knows well and makes him a kind of proposal I wonder if you would come and sleep in the night with me and talk It s not about sex, she adds she thinks she lost This novella by the author of Plainsong 1999 may be short, but it is large enough to contain two souls and enough of the small town of Holt, Colorado to bring it vividly to life.The story is a simple one One evening Addie Moore, a widow of seventy, makes a visit to widower Louis Walters a longtime neighbor, but not someone she knows well and makes him a kind of proposal I wonder if you would come and sleep in the night with me and talk It s not about sex, she adds she thinks she lost the impulse long ago but about getting through the night, about lying warm in bed, companionably The next night, Louis takes her up on her offer And so begins the story of two souls at night, sharing their histories, their fears, and simple affection Their lives, however, soon become complicated, what with nosy neighbors, a visiting daughter, a small grandson, and a son who thoroughly disapproves.As we watch Addie and Louis move closer to one a...A tender and touching story..for that phase in life we might face ourselves one day This book could be a little preparation Simple BrillianceTHERE IS A LIGHT THAT NEVER GOES OUTHaruf scomparso ormai da circa tre anni e mezzo, eppure io lettore sono stato invitato di nuovo alla sua tavola di scrittore.L antipasto stato raffinato e saporito l incipit conquista e trascina, ghiotto.Ma poco dopo ho capito che la cura della tavola e delle sue decorazioni superava la qualit delle pietanze, via via rovinate da incompletezza ed eccesso di zucchero quest ultimo inaspettato Haruf pi carino, e gen...

Our Souls at Night
  • 27 June 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 179 pages
  • 1101875895
  • Kent Haruf
  • Our Souls at Night