Ute Carbone
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Three Stories
Three Generations of Women        
Three Loves Meant to Last Forever

The Lilac Hour: Sara has been widowed longer than she was married. Now in her eighties, she discovers that anything is possible in the lilac hour.

Love Letters: Maggie rediscovers the letters that her husband Jake wrote long ago. Can she rekindle the passion that was once theirs?

The Road Not Taken: JoAnne meets an old love at Target. Has she made the right choice in choosing her husband David?


Read an Excerpt
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I got the idea for the first, title, story while running a writing retreat in Maine. There are, after all, few things more beautiful or inspiring than the ocean in the hour just before sunset. The first story, about a woman in her eighties, led me to think her daughter and granddaughter had stories to tell as well. And so I wrote Love Letters and The Road Not Taken and made the three into this short story trilogy.
It's a quick read, perfect, in my humble opinion, for a quiet afternoon. I hope you'll think so too.




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Reviews for The Lilac Hour

"Sometimes, a particular book or movie or even a song, can make us wish we were those characters or we were the ones living such a life. The Lilac Hour by Ute Carbone is one such book." Online Book Club

"Ute Carbone's descriptions are wonderfully evocative." Rayne Golay, Author of The Wooden Chair and Life is a Foreign Language

"Each story is charming and unique and Carbone does a fabulous job with the “voice” of each character, making them come to life."  Indtale magazine 


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