Hello dear Readers,
My book review of Woman of Light: A Novel by Kai Fajardo- Anstine.
Title: Woman of Light: A Novel
Rating: 4/5 Stars
Genre: Literary Fiction
Author: Kali Fajardo-Anstine
Publisher: One World
Publication Date: June 07, 2022Language: English
Hardcover: 336 pages
Meet the Author: Kali Fajardo-Anstine
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Meet the Author: Kali Fajardo-Anstine
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Book Description
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, and 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.
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, and 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.
My Thoughts
To be completely honest, the reason I picked up this book was because of the pretty cover. It was one of my Book of the Month picks, and even though it is not a genre I usually read but I am glad I picked it up.
I listened to it on my Libro.FM app and that made the reading experience a lot better. There is something so magical and deep about this story that when you listen to it you feel completely immersed in it. It is really rare that a work of fiction makes me feel that way but it is amazing when it happens. It was a really good break from all the non-fiction and poetry I usually read.
Wendy