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A Slant of Light

By: Jeffrey Lent
Narrated by: Stephen McLaughlin
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At the close of the Civil War, weary veteran Malcolm Hopeton returns to his home in Western New York State to find his wife and hired man missing and his farm in disrepair. A double murder ensues, the repercussions of which ripple through a community with spiritual roots in the Second Great Awakening. Hopeton has gone from the horrors of war to those far worse, and arrayed around him are a host of other people struggling to make sense of his crime. Among them is Enoch Stone, the lawyer for the community, whose spiritual dedication is subverted by his lust for power; August Swarthout, whose wife has left earthly time and whose eye is set on eternity; and a boy who must straddle two worlds as he finds his own truth and strength. Always there is love and the memory of love - as haunting as the American Eden that Jeffrey Lent has so exquisitely rendered in this unforgettable novel.

A Slant of Light is a novel of earthly pleasure and deep love, of loss and war, of prophets and followers, of theft and revenge, in an American moment where a seemingly golden age has been shattered. This is Jeffrey Lent on his home ground and at the height of his powers.

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one of the best audio books I've heard in a long time. superb story, great narration

superb story

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Would you listen to A Slant of Light again? Why?

I would if I knew there would be more to the story. It seemed to end at a point that made you wonder if you had only been listening to part one.

Have you listened to any of Stephen McLaughlin’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Many

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One of the best of the year, but be prepared to be a bit dumbfounded at the end.

A real treat, but the ending....grr!

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Love Jeffrey Lent, good story, but this narrator makes this book impossible to finish for me.

Disappointed

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