Eventide

About the Author

Editorial Reviews

One of the Best Books of the Year: Chicago Tribune, Entertainment Weekly, The Plain Dealer, and Rocky Mountain News

“Possesses the haunting appeal of music, the folksy rhythms of an American ballad and the lovely, measured grace of an old hymn.”  —Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times

"A kind book in a cruel world. . . [with] honest impulses, real people and the occasional workings of grace."  —The Washington Post

“An extraordinary vision. . . . Who in America can still write like this? Who else has such confidence and such humility?"  —The Christian Science Monitor

"Haruf’s storytelling at its best.” —Entertainment Weekly

“Stunning. . . . The dry, cold air of Colorado's high plains seems to intensify the light Kent Haruf shines on every character in his masterful novel. . . . A book of hope, hope as plain and hard-won as Haruf's keenly styled prose.”  —Mark Doty, O, The Oprah Magazine

"Writing in a style reminiscent of Hemingway, Haruf has a pitch-perfect ear for dialogue. . . . Eventide is a spare, delicate and beautiful book. Haruf has created another poignant meditation on the true meaning of family."  —The Oregonian

“A clear distillation of the writer's craft, [Eventide is] a book that grabs you by the heart on the first page, refusing to release its grasp until the last."  —The Denver Post

"Highly charged and compassionate. . . . Every action in Holt casts a long shadow, and the gist of Haruf's story is what happens when those shadows touch." —The New Yorker