Description

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 Harufs 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 Louiss 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 adventurestheir pleasures and their difficultiesare hugely involving and truly resonant making Our Souls at Night the perfect final installment to this beloved writers enduring contribution to American literature