Starting Out in the Evening (Paperback)

from KatyBee

I wish more people would discover this novel! Originally, I'd heard of the story because of the wonderful performance of Frank Langella in the 2007 movie based on the novel. I just read "Starting Out in the Evening" and it is a wonderful book! The movie did a fairly good job of recreating the fee...

from jbaker614

A touching story of an aging author (Leonard Schiller) and the young graduate student, Heather Wolfe, who chooses to write her thesis about Schiller's works. Heather is drawn to Schiller based on her association with the characters and themes of his first two books; however, as their relationship...

from jbaker614

A touching story of an aging author (Leonard Schiller) and the young graduate student, Heather Wolfe, who chooses to write her thesis about Schiller's works. Heather is drawn to Schiller based on her association with the characters and themes of his first two books; however, as their relationship...

from TimBazzett

This book had a lot of promise, I thought. I generally enjoy reading novels with a "literary" theme. There were a few pretty interesting characters here - Schiller, the aging, failed writer who has dedicated his life to "art for art's sake"; the ambitious, somewhat ruthless young graduate student...

from ilovemycat1

Fabulous little book with wonderful character development. Highly recommend it, especially to those who are involved in the writing and publishing professions. Every character, Schiller, Heather, Ariel.Casey and NYC were realistically portrayed and a pleasure to get to know.