Berriault Gina - The Lights Of Earth - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: When it was first published Andre Dubus said of The Lights of Earth Like her stories it's masterly. Its central character is a woman Ilona Lewis who confronts loss of earthly love. But Ilona's experience is far more complex than losing a man because he has become a celebrity. It involves the hearts of all of us seeking the lights of earth the soul's blessing in its long dark night. Forsaken by her lover as he gains fame as a novelist Ilona is stirred by the need to remember the brother she left behind long ago. Revealing the precious worth of life that emerges from the depths of loss The Lights of Earth is a deeply moving exploration of the soul and a masterwork of style and psychological acuity from one of the most celebrated voices in contemporary fiction. Gina Berriault's work as a storywriter of great psychological empathy and extraordinary elegance and subtlety was widely praised at the end of her life and with this reissue of one of her more celebrated short novels her work can be discovered by a new generation of readers.
Title: The Lights Of Earth
Author(s): Berriault Gina
Publisher: Counterpoint
Barcode: 9781640095229
Pages: 160 Pages
Publication Date: 4/25/2023
Category: Modern & Contemporary Fiction