In the Gloaming (Story), (Hardcover)

<b>CHOSEN AS A BEST SHORT STORY OF THE 20TH CENTURY BY JOHN UPDIKE <p> THE BASIS FOR THE AWARD-WINNING HBO FILM FEATURING GLENN CLOSE AND ROBERT SEAN LEONARD </p></b><p><b> Now in a stand-alone edition, Alice Elliott Dark's celebrated and masterful work of literary short fiction, <i>In the Gloaming </i>depicts a loving mother, Janet, caring for her adult son, Laird, in the last months of his life during the early AIDS era. </b> </p><p>The gloaming is the hour of changing light at dawn or dusk, when the world is as purple as the Scottish Highlands on a summer night. As mother and son sit together in the gathering darkness, a powerfully intimate conversation unfolds between them that shifts their understanding of each other and gives them strength for their final farewell. </p><p> In austerely beautiful prose, Dark lays bare the emotional turmoil and deep familial bonds between her characters, revealing the ache of adoration and devotion that so poignantly marks our inner lives. </p><p> With a new afterword from the author, this special stand-alone edition of <i>In the Gloaming </i>is a part of the Scribner Shorts program.</p>

• In the Gloaming (Story), (Hardcover)
• Author: Alice Elliott Dark
• ISBN: 9781668227763
• Format: Hardcover
• Publication Date: 2026-09-22
• Page Count: 64