Title: A Ring of Endless Light
Author: Madeleine L'Engle
Genre: Fiction
Review:
This quaint little novel captured my heart a few years ago. Actually, my sister found it at a used book store, but I sort of ended up reading it more than she did :-) A Ring of Endless Light is such an excellent coming of age novel, and it deals with the topic of death in a realistic, but tactful way.
Vicky's family moved from New York to a small island to spend more time with her dying grandfather. Tension between family members are somewhat strained as everyone is under stress, yet somehow, Vicky's grandfather--who is the person, um, dying--manages to be the calmest of everyone. Her grandfather reminds me of Atticus from To Kill a Mockingbird in many ways: he is very intelligent, but humble.
