A Best Book of the Year The Boston Globe St. Louis Post-Dispatch and The Denver Post 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 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. But maybe that could change? As 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.
