An Elegy for September: A Novel

An Elegy for September: A Novel

He is fifty, a man of middle years with a weak heart and two failed marriages. Mourning the loss of the boundless energy he squandered as a young man, he is a creature of habit now, relying on daily patterns to pace himself, to conserve what is left. She is nineteen, young enough to be his daughter, full of the vitality of youth and fearlessâ€”or perhaps only blind to the dangers life brings. Spare and moving, An Elegy for September captures the turning point in the life of a man as he confronts his own mortalityâ€”and confronts truths about himself he never suspected. Featuring some of John Nicholsâ€™s best writing, An Elegy for September is a brief, poignant, and eloquent novel that renders an age-old story in a fresh and powerful form.

â€œOne of the finest things he has ever written.â€â€”Los Angeles Times

ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS

John Nicholsâ€™s most recent novel is On Top of Spoon Mountain, also available from the University of New Mexico Press. He is also the author of The Milagro Beanfield War and many other books. Nichols lives in Taos, New Mexico.
Country USA
Manufacturer University of New Mexico Press
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2014-02-08
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	University of New Mexico Press
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2014-02-08
Format	Kindle eBook

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