Overview

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.

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""A heartening novel about self-forgiveness and community healing."" -- "" Foreword Magazine"" ""A magnificent work of fiction. With spare, gorgeous insight and a compelling sense of pace."" -- ""Dawn Trip, author of bestselling novels Georgia and Jackie"" ""A riveting journey of hurt and healing, questioning and hope."" -- ""Elizabeth Graver, author of Kantika, winner of the Jewish Book Award"" ""In her gorgeous new novel...Keener expertly weaves the ancient wisdom of elders with some moder problems-with revelatory, astonishing results."" -- ""Alex George, author of The Paris Hours"" ""Restrained and powerful."" -- ""The Jewish Book Council""

Author Information

Jessica Keener's second novel, Strangers in Budapest, was an Indie Next pick, a Southern Independent Bookseller Association bestseller, and a ""best new book"" selection by Entertainment Weekly. She has been listed in The Pushcart Prize under ""outstanding writers"" and granted writing fellowships from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, Brown University, Wesleyan University, the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, as well as a women's leadership fellowship from the Omega Institute in New York. Marnye Young is a stage, screen, and voice actor and has recorded hundreds of audiobooks. Marnye has an MFA from David Geffen Yale School of Drama and is the recipient of numerous awards, including SOVAS and Earphones. She has done voice-over work for major brands like Microsoft as well as video games. She is a coach and a mentor. Marnye is best known for her role as Lady Anne in the SAG-AFTRA film Richard III with William Daniels. She is a Jane Austenite and a Shakespeare buff. When Marnye isn't working she is busy ""moming"" her identical twin girls.

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