Our Evenings A Novel

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From the internationally celebrated author of The Line of Beauty, a sweeping novel that spans decades and illuminates with brilliant clarity the nuances of class, the complexities of sexuality, and the enduring power of art. Dave Win, the son of a British dressmaker and a Burmese man he's never met, is a successful actor who has returned to his family's home after his mother's death. The novel traces his life from his childhood with his single mother, Avril, a dressmaker; his success in the theater; and joyful romantic relationships. Neither he nor the reader ever learns the details of Avril's brief liaison with Dave's biological father in Burma after WWII, but its mystery charges the pages with melancholic intensity, as do the prejudices Dave faces throughout his life, which define his fate in the wrenching conclusion, when Giles's vision of the world plays a decisive part. Hollinghurst proves once more to be a master of emotive prose. It's a tour de force.