*A treasure of a novel...read it and be healed.
In this unforgettable and optimistic tale, Quick reminds us that life is full of guardian angels..
The humorous, soul-baring story of Lucas Goodgame offers an antidote to toxic masculinity and celebrates the healing power of art.
You just know it is going to be good, We Are the Light is a testament to the broken and the rebuilt ( Booklist , starred review).
From Matthew Quick, whose work has been described by the Boston Herald as like going to your favorite restaurant.
It is only when Eli, an eighteen-year-old young man whom the community has ostracized, begins camping out in Lucas\'s backyard that an unlikely alliance takes shape and the two embark on a journey to heal their neighbors and, most importantly, themselves.
Insisting that his deceased wife, Darcy, visits him every night in the form of an angel, Lucas spends his time writing letters to his former Jungian analyst, Karl.
Everyone in Majestic sees Lucas as a hero--everyone, that is, except Lucas himself.
Lucas Goodgame lives in Majestic, Pennsylvania, a quaint suburb that has been torn apart by a recent tragedy. --Harlan Coben * From the New York Times bestselling author of The Silver Linings Playbook --made into the Academy Award-winning movie starring Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper--a poignant and hopeful novel about a widower who takes in a grieving teenager and inspires a magical revival in their small town. --Justin Cronin * Beautifully written and emotion-packed. *A treasure of a novel...read it and be healed
