{"product_id":"9781668227763","title":"In the Gloaming (Story)","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eDark, Alice Elliott\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eScribner\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9\/22\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow in a stand-alone edition, Alice Elliott Dark\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e’\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003es celebrated and masterful story \u003ci\u003eIn the Gloaming \u003c\/i\u003edepicts a loving mother, Janet, caring for her adult son, Laird, in the last months of his life. \u003ci\u003eIn the Gloaming \u003c\/i\u003ewas chosen as a best short story of the 20th century by John Updike and is the basis for the award-winning film featuring Glenn Close and Robert Sean Leonard.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith a new afterword from the author, this special edition of \u003ci\u003eIn the Gloaming \u003c\/i\u003eis a part of the Scribner Shorts program.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn 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.","brand":"Scribner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48221543563519,"sku":"9781668227763","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9781668227763_s600x595.jpg?v=1780500966","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9781668227763","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}