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Woman of Light : A Novel by Kali Fajardo-Anstine (2022, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
ISBN-100525511326
ISBN-139780525511328
eBay Product ID (ePID)27050065149
Product Key Features
Book TitleWoman of Light : a Novel
Number of Pages336 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicHispanic & Latino, Literary, Historical
Publication Year2022
IllustratorYes
GenreFiction
AuthorKali Fajardo-Anstine
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight15.8 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2021-027959
Reviews"This indelible novel shines its big light on the Lopez family so brightly that I could draw a map of their breath. An absolutely glorious novel." --Emma Straub, author of All Adults Here "This is a rare and wondrous kind of novel that assembles the universe from mere words, whose unforgettable characters haunt like long shadows in the southwestern light." --Gary Shteyngart, bestselling author of Lake Success "With a single phrase, a single line of dialogue, a single description, Fajardo-Anstine has the power to accurately express the joy and sadness in a person's life, their history, and how the world comes into contact with us, and how we come into contact with the world. The combination of a composed style and a passionate world view underlying all of her work is truly wonderful. It's captivating. Fajardo-Anstine is a special author to me." --Mieko Kawakami (translated by David Boyd), author of Heaven and Breasts and Eggs, "This indelible novel shines its big light on the Lopez family so brightly that I could draw a map of their breath. An absolutely glorious novel." --Emma Straub, author of All Adults Here "This is a rare and wondrous kind of novel that assembles the universe from mere words, whose unforgettable characters haunt like long shadows in the southwestern light." --Gary Shteyngart, bestselling author of Lake Success "Pure, simple, and luminescent. There are no other words to describe Kali Fajardo-Anstine's Woman of Light , a brilliant conflagration of a story that opens the eyes and inflames the heart." --Craig Johnson, author of the Longmire series " Woman of Light is an intimate and intensely moving story of a Latinx and Indigenous family in the American West. Kali Fajardo-Anstine's lyrical, unpretentious prose renders the generations of women of this story in all of their complexity, offering a nuanced perspective on how the past can inform the future. Once again, Fajardo-Anstine proves she is a formidable, necessary voice in fiction." --Taylor Jenkins Reid, author of Malibu Rising "A cinematic, epic story. Kali Fajardo-Anstine brings her keen understanding of desire, vulnerability, and destiny to this gorgeous reclaiming of lost history." --Mira Jacob, author of Good Talk and The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing "With a single phrase, a single line of dialogue, a single description, Fajardo-Anstine has the power to accurately express the joy and sadness in a person's life, their history, and how the world comes into contact with us, and how we come into contact with the world. The combination of a composed style and a passionate world view underlying all of her work is truly wonderful. It's captivating. Fajardo-Anstine is a special author to me." --Mieko Kawakami (translated by David Boyd), author of Heaven and Breasts and Eggs, "Sometimes you just step into a book and let it wash over you, like you're swimming under a big, sparkling night sky." --Celeste Ng, author of Everything I Never Told You "An intimate and intensely moving story of a Latinx and Indigenous family in the American West. Kali Fajardo-Anstine's lyrical, unpretentious prose renders the generations of women of this story in all of their complexity, offering a nuanced perspective on how the past can inform the future . . . Fajardo-Anstine . . . is a formidable, necessary voice in fiction." --Taylor Jenkins Reid, author of Malibu Rising "With a single phrase, line of dialogue, description, Fajardo-Anstine has the power to accurately express the joy and sadness in a person's life, their history, how the world comes into contact with us, and how we come into contact with the world. . . . Captivating." --Mieko Kawakami, author of Breasts and Eggs "This novel is indelible, and shines its big light on the Lopez family so brightly that I could draw a map of their breath. . . . An absolutely glorious novel." --Emma Straub, author of All Adults Here "A rare and wondrous kind of novel that assembles the universe from mere words, whose unforgettable characters haunt like long shadows in the southwestern light." --Gary Shteyngart, author of Lake Success "Pure, simple, and luminescent . . . There are no other words to describe Kali Fajardo-Anstine's Woman of Light ; a brilliant conflagration of a story that opens the eyes and inflames the heart." --Craig Johnson, author of the Longmire series "A cinematic, epic story. Kali Fajardo-Anstine brings her keen understanding of desire, vulnerability, and destiny to this gorgeous reclaiming of lost history." --Mira Jacob, author of Good Talk, "Fajardo-Anstine's storytelling is absolutely engrossing." -- Shondaland "A transporting story of the importance of family history told in a luminescent style." -- Good Housekeeping "An intimate and intensely moving story. Fajardo-Anstine's lyrical, unpretentious prose renders the generations of women of this story in all of their complexity, offering a nuanced perspective on how the past can inform the future . . . Fajardo-Anstine . . . is a formidable, necessary voice in fiction." --Taylor Jenkins Reid, author of Malibu Rising "This novel is indelible, and shines its big light on the Lopez family so brightly that I could draw a map of their breath. . . . An absolutely glorious novel." --Emma Straub, author of All Adults Here "Fajardo-Anstine brings to life in sensory-rich details . . . a lush, immersive historical novel." -- Kirkus Reviews "An entrancing book about the stories we carry, the ones we need to keep telling. Fajardo-Anstine has given us another stunning cast of characters to root for." -- Lithub "A novel with vast reach." --Electric Lit "Sometimes you just step into a book and let it wash over you, like you're swimming under a big, sparkling night sky." --Celeste Ng, author of Little Fires Everywhere and Everything I Never Told You "An unparalleled generational saga . . . one of the most potent voices in contemporary Latino and Native American literature." --BeLatina "A classic legendary Latinx story and a punch that says [Fajardo-Anstine] can square up with any contemporary writer. Quite literally . . . she can do it all." --Lupita Reads "Pure, simple, and luminescent . . . There are no other words to describe Fajardo-Anstine's Woman of Light ; a brilliant conflagration of a story that opens the eyes and inflames the heart." --Craig Johnson, author of the Longmire series "A cinematic, epic story. Kali Fajardo-Anstine brings her keen understanding of desire, vulnerability, and destiny to this gorgeous reclaiming of lost history." --Mira Jacob, author of Good Talk "With a single phrase, line of dialogue, description, Fajardo-Anstine has the power to accurately express the joy and sadness in a person's life, their history, how the world comes into contact with us, and how we come into contact with the world. . . . Captivating." --Mieko Kawakami, author of Breasts and Eggs "A rare and wondrous kind of novel that assembles the universe from mere words, whose unforgettable characters haunt like long shadows in the southwestern light." --Gary Shteyngart, author of Lake Success, "This indelible novel shines its big light on the Lopez family so brightly that I could draw a map of their breath. An absolutely glorious novel." --Emma Straub, author of All Adults Here "This is a rare and wondrous kind of novel that assembles the universe from mere words, whose unforgettable characters haunt like long shadows in the southwestern light." --Gary Shteyngart, bestselling author of Lake Success "Pure, simple, and luminescent. There are no other words to describe Kali Fajardo-Anstine's Woman of Light , a brilliant conflagration of a story that opens the eyes and inflames the heart." --Craig Johnson, author of the Longmire series " Woman of Light is an intimate and intensely moving story of a Latinx and Indigenous family in the American West. Kali Fajardo-Anstine's lyrical, unpretentious prose renders the generations of women of this story in all of their complexity, offering a nuanced perspective on how the past can inform the future. Once again, Fajardo-Anstine proves she is a formidable, necessary voice in fiction." --Taylor Jenkins Reid, author of Malibu Rising "With a single phrase, a single line of dialogue, a single description, Fajardo-Anstine has the power to accurately express the joy and sadness in a person's life, their history, and how the world comes into contact with us, and how we come into contact with the world. The combination of a composed style and a passionate world view underlying all of her work is truly wonderful. It's captivating. Fajardo-Anstine is a special author to me." --Mieko Kawakami (translated by David Boyd), author of Heaven and Breasts and Eggs
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal813/.6
SynopsisNATIONAL BESTSELLER * A "dazzling, cinematic, intimate, lyrical" (Roxane Gay) epic of betrayal, love, and fate that spans five generations of an Indigenous Chicano family in the American West, from the author of the National Book Award finalist Sabrina & Corina "Sometimes you just step into a book and let it wash over you, like you're swimming under a big, sparkling night sky."--Celeste Ng, author of Little Fires Everywhere and Everything I Never Told You A PHENOMENAL BOOK CLUB PICK AND AN AUDACIOUS BOOK CLUB PICK * ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Book Riot There is one every generation, a seer who keeps the stories. Luz "Little Light" Lopez, a tea leaf reader and laundress, is left to fend for herself after her older brother, Diego, a snake charmer and factory worker, is run out of town by a violent white mob. As Luz navigates 1930s Denver, she begins to have visions that transport her to her Indigenous homeland in the nearby Lost Territory. Luz recollects her ancestors' origins, how her family flourished, and how they were threatened. She bears witness to the sinister forces that have devastated her people and their homelands for generations. In the end, it is up to Luz to save her family stories from disappearing into oblivion. Written in Kali Fajardo-Anstine's singular voice, the wildly entertaining and complex lives of the Lopez family fill the pages of this multigenerational western saga. Woman of Light is a transfixing novel about survival, family secrets, and love--filled with an unforgettable cast of characters, all of whom are just as special, memorable, and complicated as our beloved heroine, Luz. LONGLISTED FOR THE JOYCE CAROL OATES PRIZE * LONGLISTED FOR THE CAROL SHIELDS PRIZE FOR FICTION, NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A "dazzling, cinematic, intimate, lyrical" (Roxane Gay) epic of betrayal, love, and fate that spans five generations of an Indigenous Chicano family in the American West, from the author of the National Book Award finalist Sabrina & Corina "Sometimes you just step into a book and let it wash over you, like you're swimming under a big, sparkling night sky."--Celeste Ng, author of Little Fires Everywhere and Everything I Never Told You A PHENOMENAL BOOK CLUB PICK AND AN AUDACIOUS BOOK CLUB PICK - ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Book Riot There is one every generation, a seer who keeps the stories. Luz "Little Light" Lopez, a tea leaf reader and laundress, is left to fend for herself after her older brother, Diego, a snake charmer and factory worker, is run out of town by a violent white mob. As Luz navigates 1930s Denver, she begins to have visions that transport her to her Indigenous homeland in the nearby Lost Territory. Luz recollects her ancestors' origins, how her family flourished, and how they were threatened. She bears witness to the sinister forces that have devastated her people and their homelands for generations. In the end, it is up to Luz to save her family stories from disappearing into oblivion. Written in Kali Fajardo-Anstine's singular voice, the wildly entertaining and complex lives of the Lopez family fill the pages of this multigenerational western saga. Woman of Light is a transfixing novel about survival, family secrets, and love--filled with an unforgettable cast of characters, all of whom are just as special, memorable, and complicated as our beloved heroine, Luz. LONGLISTED FOR THE JOYCE CAROL OATES PRIZE - LONGLISTED FOR THE CAROL SHIELDS PRIZE FOR FICTION
LC Classification NumberPS3606.A396W66 2022
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- Oct 11, 2024
Lovely story and the book looks like new...
Lovely story and the book looks like new. I’m very pleased.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
