Evening Begins the Day
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Evening Begins the Day
Pre-order for $22.39
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Narrated by:
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Marnye Young
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By:
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Jessica Keener
Summary
After she discovers her husband’s infidelity, Rachel Cohen, reeling from hurt and shame, escapes to a rental house in the idyllic town of Woodbury, near Boston. She winds up next door to her colleague Cynthia Meyer, who—unlike Rachel—seems to have everything in this town where parents are high achievers, children excel, and problems are sealed inside well-tended houses. Cynthia’s a successful VP in corporate giving, who helped fund Rachel’s latest environmental project for elementary kids. Cynthia’s husband is a pioneering researcher in breakthrough cancer treatments. Their only child, Lauren, is set to graduate high school in the spring. Pretenses shatter the day an ambulance pulls up in front of the Meyers’ house and Rachel watches helplessly as Lauren is carried away on a stretcher. Amid their turmoil, Rachel and the Meyers’ lives begin to intertwine. When they adopt an ancient spiritual practice called the Counting of the Omer, it leads them down unconventional pathways for answers. Evening Begins the Day shines a light on the complexity of two families in crisis and their transformation from isolation to community, loneliness to hope and healing.
©2026 Jessica Keener (P)2026 Silverton AgencyCritic Reviews
“Restrained and powerful.”
“A heartening novel about self-forgiveness and community healing.”
“A riveting journey of hurt and healing, questioning and hope.”
“A magnificent work of fiction. With spare, gorgeous insight and a compelling sense of pace.”
“In her gorgeous new novel…Keener expertly weaves the ancient wisdom of elders with some moder problems–with revelatory, astonishing results.”