Light from Distant Stars (Hardcover)

from susan0316

After I read the first 10 pages of this novel, I decided that it wasn't my kind of book and I wouldn't finish it. I decided to read a little more and gradually got caught up in the life of the main character and the way the story was told and didn't put the book down again until I was finished wi...

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Bookish First Impressions Excerpt Review 11July2019 This excerpt just drew me into a story for which I have so many unanswered questions. It is obvious that this is a family with scandalous secrets. With that in mind, it's not surprising that the main character casually steps over his dead father...

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This is the first book I've read from this author. His writing style is a bit different than I'm use to. He has strong characters though which he develops slowly like peeling an onion with precision. Cohen is a complex person who has had a troubled relationship with his father. They seemed to dis...

from alekee

This is such a deep story, and filled with emotions, and aching for a child/man, and all the while wondering if he did kill his father? It did take me a bit to get into this book, but I'm sure glad that I did, a read that soon had me page-turning. The main character Cohen deals with the ultimate ...

from wearylibrarian

A story of a father and a son, A story of a husband's betrayal. Cohen's father was once a fire and brimstone preachers (but the book doesn't dwell on that) but is forced to leave the church and becomes a funeral director. Most of the story is spent with Cohen at his father's side as he lays dying...