Past Darkness
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- $14.99
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
Gabrielle Larson is an average, 15-year-old girl living in Chicago when tragedy strikes. In the aftermath, she is forced to relocate to rural North Dakota and spend the next chapter of her life learning to cope with trials involving everything from family to faith. Laurel Woiwode, daughter of critically acclaimed novelist Larry Woiwode, offers here a moving story that will be appreciated by female and male readers alike. Past Darkness is not preachy or heavy-handed, but rather a touching story about the importance of family, the power of music, and the ever-present mercy of God.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Fifteen-year-old Gabrielle "Gabe" Larson is forced to uproot from suburban Chicago and relocate to rural North Dakota after tragedy befalls her family. Living with her rancher Uncle Will and veterinarian Aunt Bea, Gabe's life takes a new direction as she slowly comes to terms with troubled family relationships and grows into a new self-awareness. Woiwode is the daughter of celebrated novelist Larry Woiwode, and talent appears to run in the family. The story is simple and moves forward through time with confidence. It could use more detail and nuance the crisis that precipitates Gabe's move is abrupt, her college years are gone in a two-page blink. Woiwode's strength is in describing the North Dakota landscape and the animals that are a part of rural life, especially horses. She shows promise.
