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Garth Stein and
Seth Numrich (narrator)
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Publication date
September 30, 2014
Binding
CD/Spoken Word
Edition
Unabridged
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9781442353237
ISBN-10
1442353236
Dimensions
1 by 5 by 6 in.
Weight
0.65 lbs.
Original list price
$39.99
Other format details
audio
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: When a boy tries to save his parentsâ marriage, he uncovers a legacy of family secrets in a coming-of-age ghost story by the author of the internationally bestselling phenomenon, The Art of Racing in the Rain.
In the summer of 1990, fourteen-year-old Trevor Riddell gets his first glimpse of Riddell House. Built from the spoils of a massive timber fortune, the legendary family mansion is constructed of giant, whole trees, and is set on a huge estate overlooking Puget Sound. Trevorâs bankrupt parents have begun a trial separation, and his father, Jones Riddell, has brought Trevor to Riddell House with a goal: to join forces with his sister, Serena, dispatch Grandpa Samuelâwho is flickering in and out of dementiaâto a graduated living facility, sell off the house and property for development into âtract housing for millionaires,â divide up the profits, and live happily ever after.
But Trevor soon discovers thereâs someone else living in Riddell House: a ghost with an agenda of his own. For while the land holds tremendous value, it is also burdened by the final wishes of the family patriarch, Elijah, who mandated it be allowed to return to untamed forestland as a penance for the millions of trees harvested over the decades by the Riddell Timber company. The ghost will not rest until Elijahâs wish is fulfilled, and Trevorâs willingness to face the past holds the key to his familyâs future.
A Sudden Light is a rich, atmospheric work that is at once a multigenerational family saga, a historical novel, a ghost story, and the story of a contemporary familyâs struggle to connect with each other. A tribute to the natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest, it reflects Garth Steinâs outsized capacity for empathy and keen understanding of human motivation, and his rare ability to see the unseen: the universal threads that connect us all.
In the summer of 1990, fourteen-year-old Trevor Riddell gets his first glimpse of Riddell House. Built from the spoils of a massive timber fortune, the legendary family mansion is constructed of giant, whole trees, and is set on a huge estate overlooking Puget Sound. Trevorâs bankrupt parents have begun a trial separation, and his father, Jones Riddell, has brought Trevor to Riddell House with a goal: to join forces with his sister, Serena, dispatch Grandpa Samuelâwho is flickering in and out of dementiaâto a graduated living facility, sell off the house and property for development into âtract housing for millionaires,â divide up the profits, and live happily ever after.
But Trevor soon discovers thereâs someone else living in Riddell House: a ghost with an agenda of his own. For while the land holds tremendous value, it is also burdened by the final wishes of the family patriarch, Elijah, who mandated it be allowed to return to untamed forestland as a penance for the millions of trees harvested over the decades by the Riddell Timber company. The ghost will not rest until Elijahâs wish is fulfilled, and Trevorâs willingness to face the past holds the key to his familyâs future.
A Sudden Light is a rich, atmospheric work that is at once a multigenerational family saga, a historical novel, a ghost story, and the story of a contemporary familyâs struggle to connect with each other. A tribute to the natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest, it reflects Garth Steinâs outsized capacity for empathy and keen understanding of human motivation, and his rare ability to see the unseen: the universal threads that connect us all.
Editions
Hardcover
Large print edition from Wheeler Pub Inc (March 4, 2015)
9781410477132 | details & prices | 637 pages | 5.75 × 8.50 × 1.25 in. | 1.55 lbs | List price $33.99
About: The breathtaking and long-awaited new novel from the author of 'the fable with a heart'.
About: The breathtaking and long-awaited new novel from the author of 'the fable with a heart'.
from Simon & Schuster (September 30, 2014)
9781439187036 | details & prices | 396 pages | 6.75 × 9.50 × 1.25 in. | 1.50 lbs | List price $26.95
About: The bestselling author of The Art of Racing in the Rain presents a long-awaited new novel in which a boy trying to save his parentsâ marriage uncovers a vast legacy of family secrets.
About: The bestselling author of The Art of Racing in the Rain presents a long-awaited new novel in which a boy trying to save his parentsâ marriage uncovers a vast legacy of family secrets.
Paperback
Reprint edition from Simon & Schuster (September 15, 2015)
9781439187043 | details & prices | 396 pages | 5.50 × 8.50 × 1.00 in. | 0.85 lbs | List price $15.99
About: The New York Times bestselling âwitty, atmosphericâ (People) story of a once powerful American family, and the price that must be paid by the heirs as they struggle for redemption: âA captivating page-turnerâ (Star Tribune, Minneapolis).
About: The New York Times bestselling âwitty, atmosphericâ (People) story of a once powerful American family, and the price that must be paid by the heirs as they struggle for redemption: âA captivating page-turnerâ (Star Tribune, Minneapolis).
CD/Spoken Word
The price comparison is for this edition
With Seth Numrich (other contributor) |
Unabridged edition from Simon & Schuster (September 30, 2014)
9781442353237 | details & prices | 5.00 × 6.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.65 lbs | List price $39.99
About: When a boy tries to save his parentsâ marriage, he uncovers a legacy of family secrets in a coming-of-age ghost story by the author of the internationally bestselling phenomenon, The Art of Racing in the Rain.
About: When a boy tries to save his parentsâ marriage, he uncovers a legacy of family secrets in a coming-of-age ghost story by the author of the internationally bestselling phenomenon, The Art of Racing in the Rain.
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