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Sarahlyn Bruck , the Author of “Light of the Fire” has written a memorable, intense, and thought-provoking novel. The genres for this well-written novel are Contemporary Fiction, Family and Friends and Fiction, with a feeling of suspense. I appreciate how the author emphasizes the danger of past secrets, and how this can affect the past, present and future. This is also a novel about second chances, forgiveness, loyalty, betrayal, communication honesty, and searching for the light of the truth. Life is an adventure where you have to make peace with the past, to deal with the present and future.
The author vividly describes when the two main characters were coming of age, and years later when they were adults. The characters are described as complex, complicated, and confused. Beth and Ally were best friends in High School, and shared their love for soccer. Some of the boys feeling intimidated with the girls being on a team, would taunt and tease them, and locked them in one of the closets, until a custodian freed them. Twenty years ago, there was a fire in the high school gymnasium, and someone is blamed. Only Beth and Ally know what really happen, and keep it a secret. The two friends become estranged for years.
In the present time, Beth has a serious concussion which may end her professional career in soccer. Her father has a stroke and she has to go back to her home town. Ally has two teenage daughters, a boyfriend, and some unexpected news. Both women become friends again, and realize when another student, Jordan, a Journalist comes to town to find out the truth about the fire, they have make a decision about the past.
I highly recommend this emotional and thought-provoking novel to others.
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