{"product_id":"we-are-the-light-paperback","title":"We Are the Light - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMatthew Quick\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e*\"A treasure of a novel...read it and be healed.\" --Justin Cronin * \"Beautifully written and emotion-packed.\" --Harlan Coben *\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Silver Linings Playbook\u003c\/i\u003e--made into the Academy Award-winning movie starring Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper--a poignant and hopeful novel about a widower who takes in a grieving teenager and inspires a magical revival in their small town.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLucas Goodgame lives in Majestic, Pennsylvania, a quaint suburb that has been torn apart by a recent tragedy. Everyone in Majestic sees Lucas as a hero--everyone, that is, except Lucas himself. Insisting that his deceased wife, Darcy, visits him every night in the form of an angel, Lucas spends his time writing letters to his former Jungian analyst, Karl. It is only when Eli, an eighteen-year-old young man whom the community has ostracized, begins camping out in Lucas's backyard that an unlikely alliance takes shape and the two embark on a journey to heal their neighbors and, most importantly, themselves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom Matthew Quick, whose work has been described by the \u003ci\u003eBoston Herald\u003c\/i\u003e as \"like going to your favorite restaurant. You just know it is going to be good,\" \u003ci\u003eWe Are the Light\u003c\/i\u003e is \"a testament to the broken and the rebuilt\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review). The humorous, soul-baring story of Lucas Goodgame offers an antidote to toxic masculinity and celebrates the healing power of art. In this unforgettable and optimistic tale, Quick reminds us that life is full of guardian angels.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMatthew Quick is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Silver Linings Playbook\u003c\/i\u003e, which was made into an Oscar-winning film; \u003ci\u003eThe Good Luck of Right Now\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eLove May Fail\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e The Reason You're Alive\u003c\/i\u003e; and four young adult novels. His work has been translated into more than thirty languages, received a PEN\/Hemingway Award Honorable Mention, was a \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize finalist, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e Editors' Choice, and more. \u003ci\u003eThe Hollywood Reporter\u003c\/i\u003e has named him one of Hollywood's 25 Most Powerful Authors. Matthew lives with his wife, the novelist Alicia Bessette, on North Carolina's Outer Banks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 07, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41965551124615,"sku":"9781668005439","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/e7a42ab9c699dd1d87a0ff0a26084874.webp?v=1734072974","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/we-are-the-light-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}