{"product_id":"in-the-gloaming-story-9781668227763","title":"In the Gloaming (Story)","description":"\u003cb\u003eCHOSEN AS A BEST SHORT STORY OF THE 20TH CENTURY BY JOHN UPDIKE \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e THE BASIS FOR THE AWARD-WINNING HBO FILM FEATURING GLENN CLOSE AND ROBERT SEAN LEONARD \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Now in a stand-alone edition, Alice Elliott Dark's celebrated and masterful work of literary short fiction, \u003ci\u003eIn the Gloaming \u003c\/i\u003edepicts a loving mother, Janet, caring for her adult son, Laird, in the last months of his life during the early AIDS era.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With a new afterword from the author, this special stand-alone edition of \u003ci\u003eIn the Gloaming \u003c\/i\u003eis a part of the Scribner Shorts program.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alice Elliott Dark\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/22\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.10h x 5.10w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668227763\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlice Elliott Dark is the author the novels \u003ci\u003eFellowship Point \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThink of England\u003c\/i\u003e, and two collections of short stories, \u003ci\u003eIn the Gloaming \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eNaked to the Waist\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eBest American Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eO. Henry: Prize Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. She is the director of Rutgers-Newark MFA program.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Alice Elliott Dark \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":49001594028189,"sku":"9781668227763","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_e4012a49-9e68-4453-961f-2a628b791059.jpg?v=1791981341","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/in-the-gloaming-story-9781668227763","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}