{"product_id":"the-angle-of-falling-light-paperback","title":"The Angle of Falling Light - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBeverly Gologorsky\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGologorsky returns to the settings of her previous books: the American working class of Long Island and the Bronx, where the last two generations of Americans have been scarred by the legacy of foreign wars and the addictions left in their wake.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Angle of Falling Light\u003c\/i\u003e, the protagonist Tessa, has no model close to her for the kind of life she'd like to lead. Her sister Marla starts using drugs, following the lead of their uncle Hack, who softens his days with alcohol and weed. Her stepfather Scotty is a vet struggling with depression. Her mom, Nina, takes refuge with a new lover and Tess, too, finds safety in a new relationship if not the direction she so desperately seeks. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Angle of Falling Light\u003c\/i\u003e is a book with a big cast of troubled innocents, everyone looking for a way forward, a lesson in how to give love while still putting yourself first, one of the most difficult of life's challenges. As Gologorsky has it, some will lose this battle, while others will at least survive it.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBEVERLY GOLOGORSKY'S \u003c\/b\u003efirst book, the novel \u003ci\u003eThe Things We Do to Make it Home\u003c\/i\u003e, published by Random House, was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book, a \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Fiction book, and a finalist for the Barnes and Noble Discover Great Writers Award. About her second novel, Stop Here, Publishers Weekly wrote, \"The author treats each singular story line with insight, compassion and no sentimentality.\" Her third novel, Can You See the Wind? was described by Ron Jacobs in Counterpunch as \"utterly fantastic and completely believable.\" Describing Gologorsky's fourth novel, Every Body Has a Story, Elizabeth Strout wrote, \"Your heart might be ripped out by this book, but it will get placed back inside with a larger capacity to love and beat on.\" And now in \u003ci\u003eThe Angle of Falling Light\u003c\/i\u003e, she presents one of her most unforgettable heroines in Tessa, as the author continues her novel cycle of our contemporary American tragedy and the attempts of her characters to avert it, one by one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 05, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47265752514809,"sku":"9781644214633","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/8_m4Tnd7Pj9781644214633.webp?v=1768846732","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-angle-of-falling-light-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}