A New York Times Notable Book: A friendship evolves between an aging author and a young grad student in a novel by the acclaimed author of Florence Gordon.  A PEN/Faulkner Award Nominee and one of Publishers Weeklyâs Best Books of the Year  Leonard Schiller is a novelist in his seventies, a second-string but respectable talent who produced only a small handful of books. Heather Wolfe is an attractive graduate student in her twenties. She read Schillerâs novels when she was growing up and they changed her life. When the ambitious Heather decides to write her masterâs thesis about Schillerâs work and sets out to meet himâconvinced she can bring Schiller back into the literary worldâs spotlightâthe unexpected consequences of their meeting alter everything in Schillerâs ordered life. What follows is a quasi-romantic friendship and intellectual engagement that investigates the meaning of art, fame, and personal connection. âNothing less than a triumph,â Starting Out in the Evening is Brian Mortonâs most widely acclaimed novel to date (The New York Times Book Review).
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