Light, Coming Back: A Novel
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| Rating | : | 4.78 (698 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 155583633X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 344 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-05-29 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Light Coming Back is her first novel.. Light Coming Back is a haunting story of change, passion, and the search for an authentic and personal life, rendered in an exquisitely heart-rending manner by first-time novelist Ann Wadsworth. Mercedes Medina's struggle for equilibrium as her life simultaneously unravels and weaves itself into a new pattern is both unforgettable and universally recognizable.Marketing Plans: National advertising: The Advocate, Out, Lambda Book Report. Ann Wadsworth lives in Boston, where she is the editor of publications for the Boston Athenaeum.
Beautiful story, excellent book! Sherry "Light, Coming Back" is one of the best books I have ever read! For a debut novel, Ann Wadsworth has created a gem of literary work, detailing the life of Mrs. Mercedes Medina, a 59-year-old woman as lost as one can be. Mercedes has lived a rich and full life, but has reached a crossroads: her celebrated musician husband, Patrick, is dying, and for the first time in her life, she is discovering who she truly is, what her desires are, and how to handle these new emotions. The journey of self-discovery is beautiful, from her interactions with a. The ambiguity of real lives Beth Kopley After a lifetime of assuming that she understands her own sexuality, an older woman discovers that her feelings are much more complex than she has imagined in this beautifully-written novel. The protagonist and her confusion are finely etched, as are her dying (and defiant) husband and the many other people in her life. Eluding simple classification, this book raises questions that many women face, regardless of the actions they take, and its ending is grounded in reality while satisfying the reader's idealistic hopes for the main character. . Reader said Five Stars. This was a great book.
Soon they begin to meet regularly, and the cautious Mrs. A pensive first novel that tracks its 59-year-old heroine's simultaneous passage through grief and new love, it draws the reader into its own thoughtful, deliberate world, where the choice of an after-dinner drink can spark pages-long memories. A strong debut, delicate but unsentimental. He is 86, with a failing but still acute mind. Light, Coming Back is one of these books. Medina, spends much of the novel in her Boston apartment, wa