The first Haruf novel I've read, and I really liked his style of writing, so I'll definitely be reading some more. It was the story that made me not love it - it just wasn't strong enough for a novel (or a novella as this probably is) - more of a short / long story sort of thing. An old man and an old woman come together to find comfort in each other's company. One of the things that didn't work for me was that nearly the whole town was outraged, their adult children were outraged. Really? Maybe I'm not familiar enough with small-town America. I can understand gossip, but outrage? I'm not sure.