by Jennifer Donnelly · Bloomsbury Paperbacks · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780747570639
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«A Gathering Light» is the mystery and coming-of-age novel by Jennifer Donnelly, published by Bloomsbury Paperbacks in paperback (400 pages, in English).
In 1906, Mattie Gokey spends the summer working at a hotel on Big Moose Lake. A guest, Grace Brown, asks her to burn some letters; the next day Grace is found drowned and Mattie decides to read them. The novel then interweaves Grace's story with Mattie's aspirations, friendships, and family life.
The original title of «A Gathering Light» is «A Northern Light». The novel is set in 1906 and is inspired by a real event. The novel won the Carnegie Medal and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize.
Aimed at young and adult readers, it combines mystery with a coming-of-age narrative and a historical backdrop.
Jennifer Donnelly is an American writer best known for the young adult historical novel A Northern Light.
