First published 1988
Alistair Murray has made peace with his quiet retirement. Widowhood arrived as he expected it would. The slow rhythm of aging feels like the natural course of things. Then one winter evening, Eleanor Franks appears at his door. He has not seen her for decades. Her sudden presence forces Alistair to examine assumptions he never questioned. The life he thought he understood completely begins to shift. What seemed settled now feels uncertain. Eleanor's return awakens something Alistair believed was finished. He must decide whether to embrace this disruption or retreat into the safety of his solitary routine. The encounter challenges everything he accepted about growing old alone.
Genres: drama, literary-fiction, 20th-century, contemporary, adult-fiction
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: second-chance, slice-of-life
432 pages · Hardcover · Ulverscroft