June Book of the Month
Sometimes a Light Surprises by Jamie Langston Turner
This surprising book from one of my favorite authors also happens to be my book club’s selection this month. Rich with literary allusions, quotations and quirky characters, it satisfies without any of the typical endings. There’s an unsolved mystery, a bad guy, a nosy secretary and family fabric galore. Kelly Kovatch is a young girl working her first “real world” job after graduating from a home school classroom. Her first boss and her mother have a history that she knows nothing about. Tragedy haunts both families, but they have vastly different ways of coping. Do the little things we do really, truly impact our world? Is it possible for us to make a difference one gesture, one prayer, one reaching-out at a time? I think you’ll find that sometimes a light surprises.