Kostbare Tage
von Kent Haruf
When Dad Lewis is diagnosed with terminal cancer, he and his wife, Mary, must work together to make his final days as comfortable as possible. Their daughter, Lorraine, hastens back from Denver to help look after him; her devotion softens the bitter absence of their estranged son, Frank, but this cannot be willed away and remains a palpable presence for all three of them. Next door, a young girl named Alice moves in with her grandmother and contends with the painful memories that Dad's condition stirs up of her own mother's death. Meanwhile, the town’s newly arrived preacher attempts to mend his strained relationships with his wife and teenaged son, a task that proves all the more challenging when he faces the disdain of his congregation after offering more than they are accustomed to getting on a Sunday morning. And throughout, an elderly widow and her middle-aged daughter do everything they can to ease the pain of their friends and neighbors. Despite the travails that each of these families faces, together they form bonds strong enough to carry them through the most difficult of times.
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Kostbare Tage
von Kent Haruf
When Dad Lewis is diagnosed with terminal cancer, he and his wife, Mary, must work together to make his final days as comfortable as possible. Their daughter, Lorraine, hastens back from Denver to help look after him; her devotion softens the bitter absence of their estranged son, Frank, but this cannot be willed away and remains a palpable presence for all three of them. Next door, a young girl named Alice moves in with her grandmother and contends with the painful memories that Dad's condition stirs up of her own mother's death. Meanwhile, the town’s newly arrived preacher attempts to mend his strained relationships with his wife and teenaged son, a task that proves all the more challenging when he faces the disdain of his congregation after offering more than they are accustomed to getting on a Sunday morning. And throughout, an elderly widow and her middle-aged daughter do everything they can to ease the pain of their friends and neighbors. Despite the travails that each of these families faces, together they form bonds strong enough to carry them through the most difficult of times.
Aktuelle Rezensionen(1)
Rezension von EllemirGenau wie alle zuvor gelesenen Bücher von Kent Haruf hat auch dieser Roman mich sehr berührt. Als Leser begleitet man einen alten Mann durch die letzten Monate seines Lebens. Er versucht, seine Angelegenheiten zu regeln, Konflikte beizulegen und Frieden zu finden. Aber genauso ist es der Roman einer Kleinstadt, in der auf der einen Seite Nachbarschaftshilfe selbstverständlich ist und der Ladenbesitzer seine Kunden wirklich kennt, die aber auf der anderen Seite gegenüber Außenseitern wie dem Sohn des Reverend oder Dads Sohn Frank ziemlich hart sein kann. Der Handlungsstrang um den Reverend und seine Predigt, die den Patrioten der Stadt sauer aufstößt, war mir fast ein wenig viel. Ganz klar ist mir auch nicht, warum dieser Band als Teil 3 einer Trilogie gilt, in meinen Augen ist der ähnlich wie "Unsere Seelen bei Nacht" ein eigenständiger Roman in derselben kleinen Stadt. Tatsächlich werden die Ereignisse aus Band 1 und 2 quasi nur in einem Satz erwähnt. Trotzdem solide vier Sterne (und Neugier auf die übrigen Romane des Autors).