Since its March 2 publication by Harper, Gregory Brown’s novel set in Maine’s lush Penobscot River valley in the 1980s has received praise from the national press. The Boston Globe called it a “graceful and compassionate debut novel,” while the New York Times commended its “deep understanding of the history of anti-Native oppression in the region.” As the Bangor Daily News put it, The Lowering Days “tells a sweeping story with which many Mainers may be familiar — about family dynamics, about what happens to a town once its main employer closes, about environmental degradation and about the complicated relationship between Indigenous people and white settlers.” And, per Minneapolis’ Star Tribune: “Brown writes a fluid, lyrical prose that escorts us deep into the emotional lives of his characters.”
The Lowering Days is available now in the US, with the HarperCollins UK edition set to follow in April and a French edition from Gallmeister scheduled for fall 2022.
