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Jeffrey lent author jeffrey lent was born in vermont and grew up there and in western new york state on dairy farms. Buy a cheap copy of a slant of light book by jeffrey lent. Lents latest novel dont necessarily separate it from previous brilliant efforts like in the fall and lost nation, not at all but they. Ron rash jeffrey lent builds characters and their world like a painter layering his canvas, telling his story but substantiating it with color and light. Jeffrey lent was born in vermont and grew up there and in western new york state. Jim harrison in his superb new novel, a slant of light, jeffrey lent returns to the epic themes of his great first book, in the fall. Remarkable for its grace, felicity and precision, jeffrey lents debut novel is an utterly compelling vision of america, and an unforgettable portrait of an. Jeffrey lent introduction of so the wind wont blow it. Lents latest novel dont necessarily separate it from previous brilliant efforts like in the fall and lost nation, not at all but they reinforce and add depth to his already stunning body of.
In western new york state, after the civil war, veteran malcolm hopeton returns home to find that his wife and hired hand, amos wheeler, are having an affair. More fine work from a writer who stirs both the head and the heart with powerful grace. His first novel, in the fall, was a national bestseller. A slant of light opens with a horrific double murder in the bucolic farming area of western new york near the border with canada.
A slant of light ebook by jeffrey lent rakuten kobo lent, best sellers. As in lents stunning first novel, in the fall, his protagonist is a union soldier just returned from the civil war though a slant of light takes place in western new york, not vermont. The tale of an imaginary universe where elevators are really important and the story. A slant of light is a novel about the aftershocks of violencebut not, perhaps, the violence that youd expect, given that its set in the immediate aftermath of the american civil war.
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May 02, 2017 lent offers eloquent insight into what makes his characters tick, yet enough unknowns remain to keep the novel unpredictable through the final pages. March 31, 2006 sometimes authors best works are their first. Its not that things havent been interesting from the beginning. Download buried innocence a mary oreilly paranormal mystery book thirteen volume by terri ebook. A slant of light by jeffrey lent overdrive rakuten. This bitesized volume provides forty brief exercisesorganized. His other novels are lost nation, a peculiar grace, after youve gone, and a slant of light, which was a finalist for the new. He studied literature and psychology at franconia college in new hampshire and suny purchase. In my estimation, jeffrey lent is our most american writer since mark twain and.
In the fall ebook by jeffrey lent 9780802196514 rakuten kobo. A slant of light is essentially a rumination on love and loss in the lives of three good men. Wonderfully entertaining, deeply moving, beautifully written. Emily dickinson theres a certain slant of light genius. May 31, 2015 there are many threads weaving their way into the talereligion a cult even, sex, murder, fraud, theft, a conniving attorney, a judicious judge. Lost nation delves beneath the bright, promising veneer of earlynineteenthcentury new england to unveil a startling parable of individualism and nationhood, isbn 97808029856. For fans of the orchardist and the cove and from the author of bestselling in the fall, an epic historical novel that fearlessly addresses the largest questions of love, justice, and how to live. The widower stoically manages house and home with the assistance of hired woman becca davis, harlans older sister. Jeffrey lents first novel, in the fall, was a national bestseller. A story that deals with profoundly seminal american moments.
Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. We try to keep bookbrowses biographies both up to date and accurate, but with many thousands of lives to keep track of its a tough task. The gruesome double killing that opens jeffrey lents latest novel is an act of domestic violence. Review of a slant of light by jeffrey lent night owl. Theres a spiritual majesty to jeffrey lents work, a preoccupation with. Its 1838, in the wilderness area between northern new hampshire and canada known as the indian stream in 1838, when an itinerant trader called blood arrives in the stream, accompanied by a teenaged.
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A slant of light took me to a world full of lost people with broken hearts who spoke wise and well, contemplating eternity. A slant of light by jeffrey lent bloomsbury usa by wendy smith. Jeffrey lent has quietly created some of the finest novels of our new century. Free a better way to pray by andrew wommack ebook usx. Apr 07, 2015 a slant of light is a novel of earthly pleasure and deep love, of loss and war, of prophets and followers, of theft and revenge, in an american moment where a seemingly golden age has been shattered. Jeffrey lents a slant of light chronicles a civil war. Malcolm hopeton, harlan davis, and farmer august swarthout, whose beloved wife died in childbirth. Stuck between life and death, she clings to her hosts and immerses herself in literature until one day she discovers that a student can see her. Related links to a better way to pray by andrew wommack ebook. Apr 06, 2015 a slant of light by jeffrey lent bloomsbury usa by wendy smith. The tale of an imaginary universe where elevators are.
Download a slant of light by jeffrey lent ebook download buried innocence a mary oreilly paranormal mystery book thirteen volume by terri ebook download joni by joni eareckson ebook. Jeffrey lent s website this bio was last updated on 06082017. Lent is a premier stylist in the current american novel. Lents latest novel dont necessarily separate it from previous brilliant efforts like in the fall and lost nation, not at all but they reinforce and add depth to his already stunning body of work. A slant of light jeffrey lent bloomsbury usa hardcover 368 pages april 2015. A slant of light is a novel of earthly pleasure and deep love, of loss and war, of prophets and followers, of theft and revenge, in an american moment where a seemingly golden age has been shattered.
Free a better way to pray by andrew wommack ebook usx free. A powerful impression of waste, loss, and guilt elevates the melodramatic and rather contrived content of this ambitious second novel by vermont author lent in the fall, 2000. A followup to his wildly popular the ignatian workout, tim muldoon applies the principles of discernment, reflection, and action to guide readers to grow in love and transform their lenten experience. Set in upstate new york just after the civil war, jeffrey lents latest book is a bit puzzling. Jeffrey lent introduction of so the wind wont blow it all away. Lent jeffrey lent ebook october 8, 2015 malcolm hopeton is on trial for his life he has committed a horrific act that reverberates through the community of the four corners as it emerges from the shadows of the american civil war. Booklist on a slant of light lents prose is as magnificent as ever. A certain slant of light by laura whitcomb tells the story of a ghost named helen.
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