Our Evenings

Praise

“Our Evenings is a truly astonishing novel, by turns delicate and ferocious, radical in the way it explores questions of race, class, sexuality, and origins in a genteel English Home Counties setting. It is the story of a country undergoing great change, even if its people aren’t aware of it—the novel moves through time so beautifully that I felt such a sense of loss at the end.”—Tash Aw

“Our Evenings is marked by a sharp eye, a tender sensibility, and an unflagging wit. I never wanted it to end.”—Emma Donoghue, author of The Pull of the Stars and Room

“This sublime novel—classic Hollinghurst in everything but point of view—could not be timelier.”—Paul Mendez, author of Rainbow Milk

“This is an extraordinary novel from Booker Prize winner Hollinghurst, memorably conceived, beautifully executed, and a gift to lovers of serious literary fiction. Every aspect is flawless: complex, multidimensional characters, subtle treatment of emotions, beautiful writing, a vividly realized theatrical setting, and more.”—Booklist, starred review

“A sweeping story of one man’s life—first a working-class, brown-skinned teenager at a fancy boarding school on a scholarship, then a young man exploring his sexuality, then an actor, then a married man in London—and the family, not his own who gave him so much and also would threaten to take it away. All of this being very likely, given the source, to destroy you by the end (in the best way, of course).”—Lit Hub

“Hollinghurst doesn’t hesitate to linger over scenes of exquisite sensory detail and complex social ritual—the lift of a brow, the inflection of a voice. This lends the book a richness and subtlety that sets it apart from most contemporary fiction.”—Vulture

“Hollinghurst shows off his singular ability to bring readers inside the world of a character.”—Town & Country

“Award-winning writer Alan Hollinghurst returns with a deeply moving novel, Our Evenings. . . . Readers will be swept away by this beautiful narrative as our protagonist navigates modern England and the intersectionality of class, race, and sexuality.”—SheReads

“Booker winner Hollinghurst traces the divisions of post-Brexit London in this elegant tale of two men’s divergent paths across decades. . . . Hollinghurst proves once more to be a master of emotive prose. It’s a tour de force.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review

“Hollinghurst continues to amaze and delight, hitting both the most delicate grace notes and portentous chords perfectly . . . and then suddenly there’s an ending you will likely find yourself reading several times so you can fully take in its subtlety, power, and emotion.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review