Introduction
What is Plainsong about? This novel presents the intertwining lives of ordinary people in the small town of Holt, Colorado. Embracing themes of family, love, and resilience, it highlights their struggles against life&#;s trials and tribulations. As two young brothers cope with their mother’s absence, a pregnant teenager faces her fate, and two lonely brothers learn to love again, the community’s depth comes alive in Haruf&#;s straightforward prose.
Book Details
Title: Plainsong
Author: Kent Haruf
Pages:
Publish Date: October 4,
Synopsis of Plainsong
Character Lives Interwoven
In the heart of Holt, Colorado, three narratives beautifully converge. Tom Guthrie strives to raise his two young sons alone. His wife leaves for a life disconnected from her family, leaving Tom to navigate both fatherhood and grief. Victoria Roubideaux, a seventeen-year-old student, faces emotional turmoil when her mother reacts harshly to her pregnancy. Despite her predicament, she seeks solace and connection with Maggie Jones, who provides temporary refuge. In the backdrop, elderly bachelors Raymond and Harold McPheron, untouched by modern society, tend to their ranch. TheirBenediction
“You don’t get over it… when a child goes. You never do.”
The greatest pain is not from one’s own inevitable death, or even the loss of a beloved partner (both of which feature), but from separation of children and parents.
Most of these characters are coping with such loss, whether through death, estrangement, or missing the opportunity to have a child. A few regain or attain some sort of parent/child relationship. Generally mothers and daughters fare better than fathers and sons. Nevertheless, this is primarily a story of coming to terms with loss. Loss balanced by kindness.
There’s only one actual child: 8-year old Alice, who lives next door to the Lewises, with her grandmother, Berta May. She is loved and raised by several elderly and middle-aged women.
“But Grandma I don’t need new clothes.
Yes, but they need to give you some…
You said it was better to give than receive…
You’re giving by letting them.”
Love in Action, Not Love Inaction
What is love if it remains private and theoretical?
This is not a sentimental book, but its firmest message is of practical love entwined with acceptance
Plainsong Books In Order
Publication Order of Plainsong Books
Plainsong Series
Kent Haruf, a distinguished American author, had a natural flair for producing captivating narratives that were as impactful as they were entertaining. His gift for character development made his stories particularly compelling, taking his readers on meaningful journeys with his protagonists. Haruf&#;s engaging writing style, coupled with a knack for saying something profound through his storytelling, attracted readers time and time again, especially for the ongoing series set in the fictional town of Holt.
His journey to becoming a well-loved writer began in eastern Colorado, where he was born. Haruf completed his literature studies at Nebraska Wesleyan University and furthered his education at the University of Iowa&#;s esteemed Iowa Writers&#; Workshop. He lived a fulfilling life, from teaching English in Turkey for the Peace Corps to working in various fields across multiple states in America.
Throughout his experiences, Haruf breathed life into the town of Holt, Colorado &#; a fictional loc
Plainsong
- Kent Haruf, Plainsong
There are destination novels, where it matters how it ends, and there are journey novels, where it matters how you get there, and then there is Plainsong. Set in the fictional Colorado town of Holt, Kent Haru
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