As in lent s stunning first novel, in the fall, his protagonist is a union soldier just returned from the civil war though a slant of light takes place in western new york, not vermont. A slant of light by jeffrey lent, 9781620404966, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Apr 06, 2015 a slant of light by jeffrey lent bloomsbury usa by wendy smith. Lent weaves these elements into an engrossing story that grabs the readers attention from a slant of lights first page and sustains it to the end. Theres a certain slant of light winter afternoons that oppresses, like the heft of cathedral tunes heavenly hurt, it gives us we can find no scar but internal. Apr 28, 2017 jeffrey lents before we sleep follows the long shadow of war. Jeffrey lent was born in vermont and grew up there and in western new york state. Jeffrey lents a slant of light chronicles a civil war. His first novel, in the fall, was a national bestseller.
The gruesome double killing that opens jeffrey lents latest novel is an act of domestic violence. In western new york state, after the civil war, veteran malcolm hopeton returns home to find. Jim harrison in his superb new novel, a slant of light, jeffrey lent returns to the epic themes of his great first book, in the fall. Set in upstate new york just after the civil war, jeffrey lents latest book is a bit puzzling. A slant of light took me to a world full of lost people with broken hearts who spoke wise and well, contemplating eternity. Lents latest novel dont necessarily separate it from previous brilliant efforts like in the fall and lost nation, not at all but they. A slant of light by jeffrey lent bloomsbury usa by wendy smith. Jeffrey lents before we sleep follows the long shadow of war. At the close of the civil war, weary veteran malcolm hopeton returns to his home in western new york. Isolation is kind of the precursor to suffering in the poem.
A certain slant of light by laura whitcomb tells the story of a ghost named helen. Lent is a premier stylist in the current american novel. The two bond, and helen learns there is a lot more to life than what she knows of death. Review of a slant of light by jeffrey lent night owl. Art resources for lent posted on march 7, 2017 april 10, 2017 by victoria emily jones as you may have noticed, ive had to ease up lately on my selfimposed oneposta. Theres a spiritual majesty to jeffrey lent s work, a preoccupation with matters of faith and grace that. He lives with his wife and two daughters in central vermont. Jeffrey lents a slant of light features the life and death issues so closely associated with his work, and in this case an oblique approach to resolving the central conflict. Stuck between life and death, she clings to her hosts and immerses herself in literature until one day she discovers that a student can see her. Lost nation delves beneath the bright, promising veneer of earlynineteenthcentury new england to unveil a startling parable of individualism and nationhood, isbn 97808029856. April 7, 2015 another keening, moving novel steeped in american history and the rhythms of country life from lent after youve gone, 2009, etc. Wonderfully entertaining, deeply moving, beautifully written. Early in jeffrey lents new historical novel, a slant of light, a teenage hired hand named harlan turns to a powerful lawyer whos questioning him and says, you know how people, when they think. The powerful new work from one of our greatest historical novelis.
Theres a spiritual majesty to jeffrey lents work, a preoccupation with matters of faith and grace that. A slant of light is a novel of earthly pleasure and deep love, of loss and war, of prophets and followers, of theft and revenge, in an american moment where a. Emily dickinson theres a certain slant of light genius. For fans of the orchardist and the cove and from the author of bestselling in the fall, an epic historical novel that fearlessly addresses the largest questions of love, justice, and how to live. It opens with a scene of shocking violence, as malcolm hopeton confronts amos wheeler, the hired hand who plundered his farm and stole his wife, bethany, while. Summary and analysis the poem describes the slant rays of light in a winter afternoon.
A slant of light by jeffrey lent overdrive rakuten. A certain slant of light a certain slant of light 29 e ach december, about the time that the last of the milkweed pods crack in the old fields across from my house, i begin to see whitethroated sparrows around here. Lents latest novel dont necessarily separate it from previous brilliant efforts like in the fall and lost nation, not at all but they reinforce and. A slant of light by jeffrey lent 20160105 jeffrey lent on. It is lawyers with their angles, hopes, dreams, wild expectations that make the law seem a rigid thing. Art resources for lent posted on march 7, 2017 april 10, 2017 by victoria emily jones as you may have noticed, ive had to ease up lately on my selfimposed onepostaweek rule to accommodate other projects. Theres a certain slant of light, winter afternoons that oppresses, like the heft. Winter symbolizes death and afternoon further stands for death. A powerful impression of waste, loss, and guilt elevates the melodramatic and rather contrived content of this ambitious second novel by vermont author lent in the fall, 2000. Jim harrison in his superb new novel, a slant of light. State to find his wife and hired man missing and his farm. Jeffrey lent at the close of the civil war, weary veteran malcolm hopeton returns to his home in western new york state to find his wife and hired man missing and his farm in disrepair.
Jeffrey lent s a slant of light is a brilliant novel with a powerful narrative. A slant of light is a novel of earthly pleasure and deep love, of loss and war, of prophets and followers, of theft and revenge, in an american moment where a seemingly golden age has been shattered. In the fall march 31, 2006 read an excerpt from in the fall by jeffrey lent. Two of his previous novels, a slant of light and in the fall, examine the. A slant of light is essentially a rumination on love and loss in the lives of three good men. Light and millions of other books are available for instant access. Early in jeffrey lent s new historical novel, a slant of light, a teenage hired hand named harlan turns to a powerful lawyer whos questioning him and says, you know how people, when they think. Remarkable for its grace, felicity and precision, jeffrey lents debut novel is an utterly compelling vision of america, and an unforgettable portrait of an. The term slant suggests that the sun is low on the horizon, as would be true on a winter afternoon in new england. Malcolm hopeton, harlan davis, and farmer august swarthout, whose beloved wife died in childbirth. He studied literature and psychology at franconia college in new hampshire and suny purchase. In the fall ebook by jeffrey lent 9780802196514 rakuten kobo.
The first and final stanza describe a certain type of winter afternoon light. Buy a cheap copy of a slant of light book by jeffrey lent. Of cathedral tunes heavenly hurt, it gives us we can find no scar, but internal difference where the meanings, are none may teach it any tis the seal despair an imperial affliction. In my estimation, jeffrey lent is our most american writer since mark twain and one of the two of three best. This is jeffrey lent on his home ground and at the height of his powers. Jeffrey lent, bearded and flanneled, stood on his hilltop patio in tunbridge on a. Theres a certain slant of light, 320 by emily poetry. Jeffrey lents before we sleep follows the long shadow of.
A slant of light jeffrey lent the following questions are intended to. Theres a certain slant of light introduction shmoop. In theres a certain slant of light, the two may look the same, but theyre depicted by the speaker in slightly different ways. The devastation wrought by war and the agonizing complexities of love are two of jeffrey lents. The widower stoically manages house and home with the assistance of hired woman becca davis, harlans older sister. Theres a certain slant of light by emily dickinson. Complete summary of emily dickinsons theres a certain slant of light. Jeffrey lents before we sleep follows the long shadow. May 31, 2015 there are many threads weaving their way into the talereligion a cult even, sex, murder, fraud, theft, a conniving attorney, a judicious judge. Jeffrey lent author jeffrey lent was born in vermont and grew up there and in western new york state on dairy farms. So, the situation presented in the poem is that of a speaker contemplating the deathlike winter afternoon. Mar 02, 2015 a slant of light is a novel about the aftershocks of violencebut not, perhaps, the violence that youd expect, given that its set in the immediate aftermath of the american civil war.
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