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Evening
Evening
Author: Susan Minot
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 paradi...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780375700262
ISBN-10: 0375700269
Publication Date: 9/7/1999
Pages: 288
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  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
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3.3 stars, based on 61 ratings
Publisher: Vintage
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette
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Bookshelf-browser avatar reviewed Evening on + 9 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
Susan Minot can write! I loved her phrases of a mind wandering. The book is of a dying woman's recollections of her life as she prepares to say goodbye all that she had been and thought and experienced. Touching, sad at times, and a reminder that one's choices could come back to haunt. Another clear observation is how little we really know one another--especially our parents. I recommend this book.
reviewed Evening on + 334 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
Fascinating novel of the memories of a well-lived, passionate life. I really enjoyed the unique way that this author brought out the emotions and thoughts of a woman now dying, looking back on the greatest love of her life. A beautiful, intelligent read.
sugar3082 avatar reviewed Evening on + 2 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
I could not get past the fact that there is no punctuation in this book. I always finsish a book, not matter how bad it is because I have to know the ending. This is the only book that I have ever started to read and didn't finish.
reviewed Evening on + 24 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
A heart-wrenching story of life and love and regret. The author brings us inside the mind of a person dying of a painful illness.
tracey13 avatar reviewed Evening on + 310 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Compelling story of dying woman remembering defining moment from her early adult life. Part dream, part reminicing, part wishful thinking, part drug indoced fantasy. How a single weekend can impact a life forever.
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reviewed Evening on + 49 more book reviews
Beautiful, sensitive writing.
reviewed Evening on + 3 more book reviews
An excellent read. One of those few books that leaves you truely changed.
reviewed Evening on + 19 more book reviews
Very original, well written book. Thoughtful author.


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