A Flickering Light
Author: KIRKPATRICK, JANE
ISBN: 9781578569809
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 15 Jul 2009
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback / softback
First in a new historical series by award-winning author Jane Kirkpatrick, A Flickering Light continues Jane's critically-acclaimed tradition of bringing real women of history to life. Rich in emotion and historical detail, A Flickering Light will appeal to readers of period novels as well as those who are drawn to stories of independent women pioneering their way in a challenging, man's world.
Returning to her Midwest roots, award-winning author Jane Kirkpatrick draws a page from her grandmother's photo album to capture the interplay between shadow and light, temptation and faith that marks a woman's pursuit of her dreams.
She took exquisite photographs,
but her heart was the true image exposed.
Fifteen-year-old Jessie Ann Gaebele loves nothing more than capturing a gorgeous Minnesota landscape when the sunlight casts its most mesmerizing shadows. So when F.J. Bauer hires her in 1907 to assist in his studio and darkroom, her dreams for a career in photography appear to find root in reality.
With the infamous hazards of the explosive powder used for lighting and the toxic darkroom chemicals, photography is considered a man' s profession. Yet Jessie shows remarkable talent in both the artistry and business of running a studio. She proves less skillful, however, at managing her growing attraction to the very married Mr. Bauer.
This luminous coming-of-age tale deftly exposes the intricate shadows that play across every dream worth pursuing-and the irresistible light that beckons the dreamer on.
ISBN: 9781578569809
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 15 Jul 2009
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback / softback
First in a new historical series by award-winning author Jane Kirkpatrick, A Flickering Light continues Jane's critically-acclaimed tradition of bringing real women of history to life. Rich in emotion and historical detail, A Flickering Light will appeal to readers of period novels as well as those who are drawn to stories of independent women pioneering their way in a challenging, man's world.
Returning to her Midwest roots, award-winning author Jane Kirkpatrick draws a page from her grandmother's photo album to capture the interplay between shadow and light, temptation and faith that marks a woman's pursuit of her dreams.
She took exquisite photographs,
but her heart was the true image exposed.
Fifteen-year-old Jessie Ann Gaebele loves nothing more than capturing a gorgeous Minnesota landscape when the sunlight casts its most mesmerizing shadows. So when F.J. Bauer hires her in 1907 to assist in his studio and darkroom, her dreams for a career in photography appear to find root in reality.
With the infamous hazards of the explosive powder used for lighting and the toxic darkroom chemicals, photography is considered a man' s profession. Yet Jessie shows remarkable talent in both the artistry and business of running a studio. She proves less skillful, however, at managing her growing attraction to the very married Mr. Bauer.
This luminous coming-of-age tale deftly exposes the intricate shadows that play across every dream worth pursuing-and the irresistible light that beckons the dreamer on.
