The Language of Light - by Meg Waite Clayton (Paperback)

About the Book

After her husband's death, Nelly Grace and her two sons arrive at their old family home in Maryland to start a new life. While adjusting to the new posh setting, she pursues an old passion: photography. But when she finally sees her estranged father, Nelly's new life may be compromised by long-forgotten secrets.

Book Synopsis

FINALIST FOR THE BELLWETHER PRIZE

Nelly Grace is starting over. With her two young sons, Nelly has fled to the simple stone house built by her great-grandfather in the moneyed horse country of Maryland in order to escape the grief of her husband's death--and perhaps find a way back to her first love: photography. Easing her transition into this strange, mannered world is Emma Crofton, the grand matriarch of the foxhunting community, and Emma's son, Dac, a handsome yet distant horse trainer. As Nelly slowly makes her way back to the camera, she must come to terms with her troubled relationship with her father, a photojournalist who chose fame over family. But when she finally sees him again, Nelly's fragile new beginning is threatened by revelations of a secret past, and the fears that kept it hidden.

Review Quotes

"Will delight readers searching for a story with meaning, character, and drama."--Bookreporter

"Richly atmospheric, gorgeously written, and filled with characters so real they breathe on the page...as luminous as a perfect photograph shimmering with true light."--Caroline Leavitt, author of Girls In Trouble and Pictures of You

"An engaging and compassionate portrait of an artist learning to embrace the full potential of her power. Meg Waite Clayton writes with a photographer's precision, clarity, and care."--A. Manette Ansay, author of Good Things I Wish You

"The Language of Light shines on, a wonderfully knowing action photograph that has emerged from the darkroom as words."--Baltimore Sun

"The combination of interesting characters, an intriguing, ever-changing plot, and the elements of photography so beautifully captured in this novel, allow me to share that this novel is well recommended." --Joseph's Reviews

About the Author

Meg Waite Clayton is the nationally bestselling author of The Wednesday Daughters, The Four Ms. Bradwells, The Wednesday Sisters, and The Language of Light. Her books have been published in six languages, and her essays and stories have aired on public radio and appeared in national news publications. A graduate of the University of Michigan Law School, Clayton lives with her family in Palo Alto, California.