The Humpty Dumpty Club is distraught when their powerhouse leader Joan Hargrove takes a bad
fall down the stairs knocking her out of commission. Now as well as running errands and
shepherding those less able to their doctors' appointments they have to pick up the slack.
Between navigating their own relationships and aging bodies and attending choir practice these
invisible yet indomitable women help where they can. Weaving together the perspectives of the
four cardinal members as they tend to those in need Stewart O'Nan has fashioned a rich and
moving novel that celebrates our capacity for patience and care. Vivid warm and often wryly
funny Evensong reminds us that life is made up of moments both climactic and quotidian and we
weather those moments with the people we choose to keep close.
