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.