Light of Day - Jamie M Saul

Light of Day

By: Jamie M Saul

Paperback | 25 July 2006

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"An exhilarating emotional roller-coaster ride."
--Washington Post

"Haunting, beautifully-written, and heart-wrenching."
--Harlan Coben

With his shattering, extraordinarily affecting debut novel, Light of Day, author Jamie M. Saul made a powerful, incontrovertible statement: a major American writer had arrived on the literary scene. The author of The First Warm Evening of the Year, Saul mesmerizes with the unforgettable story of a small-town Midwestern professor struggling to come to terms with a devastating tragedy and the strange and terrible mystery at its core.

Industry Reviews

"A gripping tour de force that leaves us stunned and breathless" -- Orlando Sentinel

"One of the most satisfying and poignant novels readers will come across this year." -- Anniston Star

"A moving and elegant novel that lingers with the reader long after the last page is turned." -- Bookreporter.com

"Like an arrow to the heart, Jamie Saul's page-turner novel sears through the psyche to hit bedrock." -- Sena Jeter Naslund, author of Ahab's Wife and Four Spirits

"From its poignant opening chapter to its breathtaking conclusion, nothing about this writer or book is less than extraordinary." -- Jacquelyn Mitchard, New York Times bestselling author of The Breakdown Lane

"A heartfelt examination of one man's grief with a dark and intriguing mystery pulsating beneath the surface." -- John Searles, author of Strange But True and Boy Still Missing

"LIGHT OF DAY is a haunting, beautifully-written and heart-wrenching debut." -- Harlan Coben, New York Times-bestselling author of Just One Look

"Saul's first novel is a powerful look at memory, family, and unexpected tragedy . . . recommended." -- Library Journal

"A gripping, emotionally charged tale" -- Publishers Weekly

"An emotional novel about a man whose future has been altered by an unthinkable tragedy." -- Denver Post

"Quietly affecting...a debut with enormous depth of characterization and sympathy." -- Kirkus Reviews

"Heartbreaking and well-written." -- Winston-Salem Journal

"An intellectual thriller laced with subtle clues throughout its gracious prose." -- Chicago Tribune Books

"Exhilarating. . . .One of those debut novels that delivers the goods with style and compassion." -- Washington Post Book World

"A powerful first novel." -- Indianapolis Star

"Powerful . . . [An] intense first achievement . . .difficult to put down" -- Indianapolis Star

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