By the Light of Embers
by Shaylin Gandhi is the story of a young woman who must fight against the
prejudice and societal expectations of the 1950s. It’s 1954 and Lucia Lafleur
is a college graduate, engaged and just got accepted to medical school. Before
heading home for the summer, her fiancé gives her an ultimatum: him or medical
school. She heads home to Bellefontaine, Louisiana with her friend, Gretchen. Soon
she befriends Nicholas Fletcher, a man from her childhood and someone she was
supposed to stay away from. But Nicholas is unlike any man she has known, and
she can’t help be drawn to him despite the danger. As their friendship blooms
into something more, she realizes she is heading down a road that her hometown may
not be ready for. Which man will she chose: the safe, logical one or the man
who matches her passion and intelligence? Does she follow her heart or her dream?
By the Light of Embers
is a story I wasn’t expecting. From the description I knew it was a story of a
white woman and a black man in a relationship which was not acceptable in the South.
As I read and was swept away by the passionate love story of Lucia and Nicholas,
the drama of prejudice of those around them and the building of events which
led to an amazing climax. The book didn’t end the way I thought it would, but
it was a satisfying ending, wasn’t farfetched and just fit the story. It was a suspenseful
and exciting story up to the very last page. I was so engrossed in the story
that I didn’t realize it was coming to an end! I highly recommend By the Light of Embers!
By the Light of Embers
will be available May
9, 2019
in eBook
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