Plainsong_(novel)
Plainsong (novel)
1999 novel by Kent Haruf
Plainsong is a bestselling novel by Kent Haruf.[1]
Set in the fictional town of Holt, Colorado, it tells the interlocking stories of some of the inhabitants.
The title comes from a type of unadorned music sung in Christian churches, and is a reference to both the Great Plains setting and the simple style of the writing.
The novel was adapted in 2004 into a Hallmark Hall of Fame TV movie on CBS.[2]
It is the first of a trilogy, the remaining two novels being Eventide and Benediction.