When Louis narrates his past affair that almost ended his marriage, he does not seem sorrowful but almost okay with how things turned out, as if it were inevitable. So are the most neighbors who eye Louis when he leaves in the morning from Addie’s place. Then one evening Addie pays Louis a visit. Addie Moore, 70, is a widow and Louis Waters, a widower. Addie and Louis are both relatable, and so are their kids who are pretty shocked at their romance. Now they both live alone, their houses empty of family, their quiet nights solitary. Reading Kent Haruf’s last novel, Our Souls at Night, was different yet it recalled to mind many aspects of Grannie and Gramps’ lives together. The film stars Robert Redford, Jane Fonda, Matthias Schoenaerts, and Judy Greer. The best thing about this book is the characterization. It is based on the novel of same name by Kent Haruf. Similar to his earlier tales, OUR SOULS DURING THE NIGHT is established on the degrees of eastern Colorado, in the area of Holt. This happens to be one of them." love this! This valedictory tale gets on the precise very same raised airplane as Plainsong along with Eventide. "There are a few books that take you deep into their world and detach you from reality. They look at it with a sense of being at peace with whatever has come to pass and show hope for the future that holds good things, if not the best. You would expect a book like this to be melancholy, but it truly is not even though often they reminisce their past which has not been the best. What follows is their nights together when they sleep, talk and reflect upon the past. Sleeping together in the companionship of old age seems like a perfect fit for both of them. With their children now far away both live alone in houses empty of family. 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. Addie Moores husband died years ago, so did Louis Waters wife, and, as neighbours in Holt, Colorado they have naturally long been aware of each other. True, lonely have they both been after the demise of their respective spouses. Our Souls at Night is a best book club book for discussion set in Holt, Colorado, a beautiful story of second chances between two people who have lost their spouses.
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