A Best Book of the Year The Boston Globe St. Louis PostDispatch and The Denver Post In the familiar setting of Holt Colorado home to all of Kent Harufs inimitable fiction Addie Moore pays an unexpected visit to a neighbor Louis Waters. Her husband died years ago as did his wife and in such a small town they naturally have known of each other for decades in fact Addie was quite fond of Louiss wife. His daughter lives hours away her son even farther and Addie and Louis have long been living alone in empty houses the nights so terribly lonely especially with no one to talk with. But maybe that could change As Addie and Louis come to know each other bettertheir pleasures and their difficultiesa beautiful story of second chances unfolds making Our Souls at Night the perfect final installment to this beloved writers enduring contribution to American literature. show more