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The Rise of Light
The Rise of Light | Olivia Hawker
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A powerful novel about the expectations of family--and the risks and liberation of defying them--by the Washington Post bestselling author of One for the Blackbird, One for the Crow. 1975. In the town of Rexburg, Idaho, aspiring artist Aran Rigby, his younger sister, Tamsin, and their two brothers are locked in orbit around their emotionally abusive father. Gad is the kind of man who soothes the failures of his own life by controlling the lives of others. But Aran and Tamsin are united in rebellion against their father. They understand each other. They have dreams beyond their small town. Arriving in Rexburg is Linda Duff, an outsider from Seattle hoping to plant new roots far from the bitter ones of her childhood. She's quickly taken with Aran, in no small part because of his talent. But when they fall in love, Linda is drawn into a family more damaged than the one she left behind. She also becomes privy to a secret Aran and Tamsin share that could dismantle everything everyone holds dear. Upsetting the precarious balance in the Rigby home, Linda becomes an unwitting catalyst for the upheaval of Gad's oppression. Now it's time for them all to break free of the past, overcome the unforgivable, and find a new way forward--whatever the price.
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The Rise of Light | Olivia Hawker
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Hello religion in the 70s in the middle of nowhere Idaho… This was quite the interesting tale. Gad was infuriating, I can‘t imagine growing up under that oppression. Aran‘s cowardice had me constantly shaking my head. My frustrations came because I didn‘t grow up in that kind of household. Book #37 in 2022

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The Rise of Light | Olivia Hawker
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THE RISE OF LIGHT by Olivia Hawker

First let me say that I was completely ready to give this book three stars. To me it started out strong but then started dragging a bit. I almost gave up on it. But I'm glad I didn't. The last third of the book seemed to pull me back in and made me want to know what was going to happen to this family.

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