The Gloaming

The Gloaming is] intense, raw, a story less about moving on with ones’ life than learning how to live aware of life’s messy, connective tissues. And of course, it’s a testament to the striking writing of its author, Melanie Finn." —Kati Heng, Weird Sister "Finn’s sure-footed prose, an intricate, clever plot, and the novel’s powerful examination of cultural divides enrich this story, leading up to its shocking, brilliant conclusion as Pilgrim and the others search for salvation in an unforgiving land." —Publishers Weekly "Intense, impressive... Told with force, and bracing directness... It's a book that smashes into you." —Sam Jordison, The Guardian "I rarely get as invested in the outcome of a novel as I did reading The Gloaming, but the empathies that Melanie Finn evokes in this powerful and unpredictable book are not casual; these traumas could be our own. These characters could be us. And so, the themes are familiar and unyielding: Pain. The past. That flyspeck point of convergence where they meet. The regrettable inevitability of everything that passes after that. And shame. Her prose is hypnotic and knife-precise and at times so beautiful it’s unnerving. I didn’t read this book so much as I experienced it and it will haunt me for a very, very long time." —Jill Alexander Essbaum, New York Times-bestselling author of Hausfrau "A thought-provoking novel... deftly set in a world of mercenaries, philanthropists and witch doctors in polyester suits, the book asks how one atones for atrocity." —Tatler "There's an eerie, existential quality about Melanie Finn’s new novel... A paean to a magical continent of silent forests, slow, dark rivers, wild green mangroves; a world populated by child ghosts, haunted whites and AK-47-toting rebels. It is through this heart of darkness, a landscape rich in possibilities, that Pilgrim stumbles towards the light." —New Zealand Herald "Full of empathy and intelligence... The ending is startlingly optimistic and very moving." —Sydney Morning Herald "Compelling." —The Australian Author Melanie Finn, author of Away From You (2004), The Gloaming (2016), The Underneath (2018), and The Hare (2021), was born and raised in Kenya and the US. The Gloaming was a New York Times Notable Book of 2016, a finalist for the Vermont Book Award and The Guardian’s “Not the Booker” Prize. The writer and producer of the DisneyNature wildlife epic Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos, she is also the co-founder and director of the Tanzanian-based charity Natron Healthcare. She and her family live on a remote hill in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. Sneak Peek Enjoy a sneak peek of select pages from The Gloaming! (Use the "full screen" option at bottom right to enlarge the pages): info LIST PRICE: $16.99 PAGES: 318 PRINT ISBN: 9781937512477 DIGITAL ISBN: 978-1-937512-54-5 RELEASE DATE: 9/13/2016 SIZE: 5.5" x 7.5" AUDIO BOOK: Tantor Media offers the audiobook version of The Gloaming Printed in Canada by Marquis, with the following environmental statement: *Inside printed on Enviro 100% post-consumer EcoLogo certified paper, processed chlorine free and manufactured using biogas energy. *FSC certified paper (inside and cover).