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Dark & Light: A Love Story
A white man and a black woman discover the depth of their differences, and an unexpected bond, in this urban drama.
Edmund, long-divorced and lonely, offers shelter to Careese, who is temporarily homeless. Good intentions on both sides give way to mutual distrust and resentment, but what begins as a clash of language and culture turns into something else entirely.
Told in the two distinct voices of its protagonists, this novel cuts to the bone in dissecting Edmund s and Careese s hidden prejudices, faults and strengths. As their attitudes change, their seemingly simple story becomes a complex exploration of America s unhealed wound.
Edmund, long-divorced and lonely, offers shelter to Careese, who is temporarily homeless. Good intentions on both sides give way to mutual distrust and resentment, but what begins as a clash of language and culture turns into something else entirely.
Told in the two distinct voices of its protagonists, this novel cuts to the bone in dissecting Edmund s and Careese s hidden prejudices, faults and strengths. As their attitudes change, their seemingly simple story becomes a complex exploration of America s unhealed wound.
231 pages, Paperback
First published September 30, 2006
4 people want to read
About the author
Michael Laser
18 books5 followersI write novels for adults and younger readers.
I live in New Jersey, just a few miles west of Manhattan, where I spent my bachelor years.
2 kids... 1 wife... 2 cats... and 1 goldfish (still going strong, since 2008!) (The goldfish, that is.)
For more biographical details, including childhood photos, favorite books, and assorted odds & ends, come visit me at my website, michaellaser.com.
P.S. If you write me a note, I'll answer it -- send email to michael@michaellaser.com.
I live in New Jersey, just a few miles west of Manhattan, where I spent my bachelor years.
2 kids... 1 wife... 2 cats... and 1 goldfish (still going strong, since 2008!) (The goldfish, that is.)
For more biographical details, including childhood photos, favorite books, and assorted odds & ends, come visit me at my website, michaellaser.com.
P.S. If you write me a note, I'll answer it -- send email to michael@michaellaser.com.
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June 14, 2013
This story is by far the most realistic interracial romance novel I have ever read. I literally felt my heart breaking as the story progressed and ended. It spoke volumes to me because it states the inevitable truth that some things (or even some people) we aren't meant to have or be with.
Truth be told, I don't think I can ever read Dark and Light again because it made me so sad, but it will forever be in my memory.
Truth be told, I don't think I can ever read Dark and Light again because it made me so sad, but it will forever be in my memory.
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