The Golden Evening
The Golden Evening by Stanley Middleton is a poignant exploration of family dynamics, published by National Geographic Books on July 26, 2016. This edition, comprising 224 pages, delves into the lives of a brother and sister, Bernard and Mary, as they navigate their young lives and relationships during the waning days of summer. Amidst their personal struggles, their mother, Ivy, faces a terminal illness, while their father grapples with the emotional weight of the situation.
Readers will find a narrative that thoughtfully examines the complexities of family life and the inevitable changes that accompany it. The story captures the essence of ordinary experiences, revealing deeper truths about love, loss, and resilience. With themes centered on family life, this book invites reflection on the bonds that hold us together even in the face of adversity.
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From the Booker-Prize-winning author of Holiday. Rejacketed and reissued by Windmill to mark the 40th anniversary of Stanley Middleton’s Booker Prize win.
A brother and sister – Bernard is at college, Mary is still at school – are struggling with their own young lives and loves, near the end of one beautiful summer. At the same time, their mother Ivy is dying from cancer whilst their father, a simple and dignified man, is barely coping. A family faces fundamental changes, together and apart.
‘This humane book digs patiently beneath the surface of ordinary lives to the rock of universal truths.’ Sunday Times
‘Stanley Middleton, once dubbed ‘The Chekhov of suburbia’, is to the Midlands suburb what Anne Tyler is to the Midwest picket fence. His careful writing creates an always precise and often unnerving picture of reality.’ The Times
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