A Sudden Light

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Call Number: BOCD Fiction
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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Compact discs.
Unabridged.
Read by Seth Numrich.
" In the summer of 1990, fourteen-year-old Trevor Riddell gets his first glimpse of Riddell House. Built from the spoils of a massive timber fortune, the legendary family mansion is constructed of giant, whole trees, and is set on a huge estate overlooking Puget Sound. Trevor's bankrupt parents have begun a trial separation, and his father, Jones Riddell, has brought Trevor to Riddell House with a goal: to join forces with his sister, Serena, dispatch Grandpa Samuel--who is flickering in and out of dementia--to a graduated living facility, sell off the house and property for development into "tract housing for millionaires," divide up the profits, and live happily ever after. But Trevor soon discovers there's someone else living in Riddell House: a ghost with an agenda of his own. For while the land holds tremendous value, it is also burdened by the final wishes of the family patriarch, Elijah, who mandated it be allowed to return to untamed forestland as a penance for the millions of trees harvested over the decades by the Riddell Timber company. The ghost will not rest until Elijah's wish is fulfilled, and Trevor's willingness to face the past holds the key to his family's future" -- from publisher's web site.

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Moody and Compelling submitted by Judeyblu on January 16, 2016, 12:23pm A Sudden Light, Garth Stein.(Simon & Schuster, ISBN 9781439187043)
A haunting book that explores the dynamics of families and their secrets.
Since I enjoyed The Art of Racing in the Rain, I was eager to read Stein’s novel.
It has a different feel, a malevolence that AORITR lacked.
Moody, it sets your senses on edge: What is Real?
What it does share is the same deft narrative that made AORITR so readable.
I enjoyed it, and highly suggest getting the audio version.