{"product_id":"in-the-gloaming-story-alice-elliott-dark-9781668227763","title":"In the Gloaming (Story)","description":"\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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alice Elliott Dark\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1668227762\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668227763\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/22\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.00h x 5.00w x 0.19d","brand":"Alice Elliott Dark","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48520269594879,"sku":"9781668227763","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_30a33a9a-5fff-4cb2-9d51-c08a71962994.jpg?v=1778741747","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/in-the-gloaming-story-alice-elliott-dark-9781668227763","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}