by Kent Haruf
Rating: 5.00 (1 ratings)
First published 1999
In the small town of Holt, Colorado, a high school teacher struggles to raise his two sons alone after his wife retreats from life. A pregnant teenager, abandoned by her parents, has nowhere to turn. Meanwhile, two elderly brothers work their family homestead, the only world they've ever known. Amidst these unsettled lives, a vision of community and human resilience emerges, as their fates intertwine and their shared humanity shines through.
Genres: literary-fiction, american-fiction, 20th-century, contemporary, family-drama
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, slice-of-life
Setting: Colorado
Period: 20th century
301 pages · Hardcover · Alfred A. Knopf