The Washington Post: ‘Evensong’ offers a lesson in how to live long and well

More than a few lines in “Evensong” will choke you up, but this is a novel scrubbed of sentimentality and mawkish sadness. Instead, with steely realism, it’s aspirational — not just in terms of living long but living well.

—Ron Charles, The Washington Post

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Starred Review from Kirkus for Evensong

Kirkus Reviews gives a starred review for Evensong!

…O’Nan’s brilliantly rendered characters refuse to be pitied, matter-of-factly accepting loss and physical decline as they go about their days quietly sustained by their faith and commitment to service. Unsentimental yet deeply moving: more wonderful work from the versatile, masterful O’Nan.

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