A Sudden Light (Hardcover)(Large Print)

from heylu

This book was amazing and worth all five out of five stars, without a doubt. 'A Sudden Light' is an American Gothic masterpiece that is centered around the Riddell family, chronicling their self-destructive demise over the decades. Garth Stein is able to expertly weave multiple stories into a coh...

from lauriebrown54

When Jones Riddell goes bankrupt and loses his house, he and his wife have a trial separation. Rachel returns to her home in England, while Jones takes his son, Trevor, back to the Riddell family home: North Estate and the Riddell House on Puget Sound, just outside Seattle proper. At the turn of ...

from nyiper

I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this audio read very believably as both a teenager and a grown man by Seth Numeric. The story builds slowly but it's very steady and progressive and I was happy to keep listening to find out---what happened next! Really excellent story telling---this is my first ...

from LaurenAileen

I received "a Sudden Light" at BEA 2014 and hadn't had a chance to read it until now. It was highly recommended by a co-worker and the cover was too impossible to resist! Many users have already summarized the story, so I don't feel a need to go through it all again. I was intrigued immediately w...

from horomnizon

It took me a while to get into this story, but I was pretty hooked halfway in. And then there was the ending. Not that it didn't fit or make sense - it did...but that doesn't mean I have to like it. No, it didn't totally ruin the book, but it didn't make me like it any better. If you don't like g...