Bibliograph

Evenings at five, Gail Godwin ; with illustrations by Frances Halsband

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Evenings at five, Gail Godwin ; with illustrations by Frances Halsband

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

novels

Main title

Evenings at five

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

297962724

Responsibility statement

Gail Godwin ; with illustrations by Frances Halsband

Summary

Every evening at five o'clock, Christina and Rudy stopped work and began the ritual commonly known as Happy Hour. Rudy mixed Christina's drink with loving precision, the cavalier slosh of Bombay Sapphire over ice shards, before settling across from her in his Stickley chair with his glass of Scotch. They shared a love of language and music (she is an author, he a composer, after all), a delight in intense conversation, a fascination with popes, and nearly thirty years of life together. What did I think, that we had forever? muses Christina, seven months after Rudy's unexpected death. While coming to terms with her loss, with the space that Rudy once inhabited, Christina reflects on their vibrant bond -- with all its quirks, habits, and unguarded moments -- as well as her passionate sorrow and her attempts to reposition herself and her new place in the very real world they shared

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