A Bend of Light
Book Feature - A Bend of Light by Joy Jordan-Lake
HBL Note: I was first introduced to Joy Jordan-Lake in September of 2020 when she was preparing for the release of her novel Under a Gilded Moon. We connected over us both having PhDs, hers in 19th cen. English Lit and mine in fashion history, and also the fact that neither of us taught full-time anymore. We also shared interests in dogs and Chicago, so it is no surprise that we became fast Instagram friends.
If you’re a fan of Louise Penny or Rhys Bowen books, then you’ll want to pick up Joy’s latest novel, A BEND OF LIGHT. It is your classic whodunnit set in a charming small town in Maine post–World War II. It is the kind of book you curl up with by the fire on a crisp fall evening and allow yourself to get totally immersed in another world.
“A moving look into 1950s America and a period we often sentimentalize. But Jordan-Lake reveals that it was full of the same love, same dreams, and same schemes that permeate throughout time. Centered around a port town in Maine, past and present come together with a cast of characters that, layer by layer, discovers the truth about old hurts and past loves, and discovers that a murder has drawn them all back together. Illuminated through compelling, realistic dialogue, readers will enjoy the escape provided.” —Camille Di Maio, bestselling author of The Memory of Us
Book Feature - A Bend of Light by Joy Jordan-Lake
Book Feature - A Bend of Light by Joy Jordan-Lake
From the publisher:
Five years after the war, Amie Stilwell, a photo interpreter for an Allied unit in England, returns to her hometown in Maine. Jobless and discouraged but stubbornly resourceful, she’s starting over in the same coastal village where her life once went so wrong. Waiting for her is Shibby Travis, the surrogate mother with whom Amie never lost touch. But the unexpected also awaits…
A silent, abandoned boy is found with a note from a stranger pleading that he be watched over. Amie and Shibby take him in, but the mysteries multiply when a Boston socialite is found dead in a nearby barn and an old friend, believed to be a casualty of war, suddenly reappears.
Trained to see what others cannot, to scan for clues, and to expose enemies, Amie uses her skills to protect a child, solve a crime, and find the motive behind a veteran’s masquerade. But through the hazy filter of a town’s secrets, Amie must also confront her own painful past.
Book Feature - A Bend of Light by Joy Jordan-Lake
Book Feature - A Bend of Light by Joy Jordan-Lake
