About the book
With two novels and one short story collection published to overwhelming critical acclaim (\"Monkeys takes your breath away,\" said Anne Tyler; \"heartbreaking, exhilarating,\" raved the New York Times Book Review), Susan Minot has emerged as one of the most gifted writers in America, praised for her ability to strike at powerful emotional truths in language that is sensual and commanding, mesmerizing in its vitality and intelligence. Now, with Evening, she gives us her most ambitious novel, a work of surpassing beauty. During a summer weekend on the coast of Maine, at the wedding of her best friend, Ann Grant fell in love. She was twenty-five. Forty years later--after three marriages and five children--Ann Lord finds herself in the dim claustrophobia of illness, careening between lucidity and delirium and only vaguely conscious of the friends and family parading by her bedside, when the memory of that weekend returns to her with the clarity and intensity of a fever-dream. Evening unfolds in the rushlight of that memory, as Ann relives those three vivid days on the New England coast, with motorboats buzzing and bands playing in the night, and the devastating tragedy that followed a spectacular wedding. Here, in the surge of hope and possibility that coursed through her at twenty-five--in a singular time of complete surrender--Ann discovers the highest point of her life. Superbly written and miraculously uplifting, Evening is a stirring exploration of time and memory, of love's transcendence and of its failure to transcend--a rich testament to the depths of grief and passion, and a stunning achievement.
Editions of Evening
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780375400377
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780375700262
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780307387127
- EBook
- ISBN 9780307758781
- EBook
- ISBN 9780307758798
- Audiobook
- ISBN 9780375404382
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9780739344095
- AudioDisc
- ISBN 9780739344088
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With two novels and one short story collection published to overwhelming critical acclaim (\"Monkeys takes your breath away,\" said Anne Tyler; \"heartbreaking, exhilarating,\" raved the New York Times Book Review), Susan Minot has emerged as one of the most gifted writers in America, praised for her ability to strike at powerful emotional truths in language that is sensual and commanding, mesmerizing in its vitality and intelligence. Now, with Evening, she gives us her most ambitious novel, a work of surpassing beauty. During a summer weekend on the coast of Maine, at the wedding of her best friend, Ann Grant fell in love. She was twenty-five. Forty years later--after three marriages and five children--Ann Lord finds herself in the dim claustrophobia of illness, careening between lucidity and delirium and only vaguely conscious of the friends and family parading by her bedside, when the memory of that weekend returns to her with the clarity and intensity of a fever-dream. Evening unfolds in the rushlight of that memory, as Ann relives those three vivid days on the New England coast, with motorboats buzzing and bands playing in the night, and the devastating tragedy that followed a spectacular wedding. Here, in the surge of hope and possibility that coursed through her at twenty-five--in a singular time of complete surrender--Ann discovers the highest point of her life. Superbly written and miraculously uplifting, Evening is a stirring exploration of time and memory, of love's transcendence and of its failure to transcend--a rich testament to the depths of grief and passion, and a stunning achievement.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Evening about?
With two novels and one short story collection published to overwhelming critical acclaim (\"Monkeys takes your breath away,\" said Anne Tyler; \"heartbreaking, exhilarating,\" raved the New York Times Book Review), Susan Minot has emerged as one of the most gifted writers in America, praised for her ability to strike at powerful emotional truths in language that is sensual and commanding, mesmerizing in its vitality and intelligence. Now, with Evening, she gives us her most ambitious novel, a work of surpassing beauty. During a summer weekend on the coast of Maine, at the wedding of her best friend, Ann Grant fell in love. She was twenty-five. Forty years later--after three marriages and five children--Ann Lord finds herself in the dim claustrophobia of illness, careening between lucidity and delirium and only vaguely conscious of the friends and family parading by her bedside, when the memory of that weekend returns to her with the clarity and intensity of a fever-dream. Evening unfolds in the rushlight of that memory, as Ann relives those three vivid days on the New England coast, with motorboats buzzing and bands playing in the night, and the devastating tragedy that followed a spectacular wedding. Here, in the surge of hope and possibility that coursed through her at twenty-five--in a singular time of complete surrender--Ann discovers the highest point of her life. Superbly written and miraculously uplifting, Evening is a stirring exploration of time and memory, of love's transcendence and of its failure to transcend--a rich testament to the depths of grief and passion, and a stunning achievement.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Evening?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre
Where can I read a sample of Evening?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780375400377
Is Evening part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Vintage Contemporaries
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Evening?
Susan Minot
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Evening is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780375400377) and paperback(ISBN 9780375700262) and paperback(ISBN 9780307387127) and ebook(ISBN 9780307758781) and ebook(ISBN 9780307758798) and audiobook(ISBN 9780375404382) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780739344095) and audiodisc(ISBN 9780739344088)
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