A Certain Slant of Light
In the class of the high school English teacher she has been haunting, Helen feels them: for the first time in 130 years, human eyes are looking at her. They belong to a boy, a boy who has not seemed remarkable until now. And Helen—terrified, but intrigued—is drawn to him. The fact that he is in...
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In the class of the high school English teacher she has been haunting, Helen feels them: for the first time in 130 years, human eyes are looking at her. They belong to a boy, a boy who has not seemed remarkable until now. And Helen—terrified, but intrigued—is drawn to him. The fact that he is in a body and she is not presents this unlikely couple with their first challenge. But as the lovers struggle to find a way to be together, they begin to discover the secrets of their former lives and of the young people they come to possess.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780618585328 (061858532X)
Publish date: 2005-09-21
Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages no: 282
Edition language: English
Series: Light (#1)
Mein allerliebstes Zitat aus diesem Roman... *-* (Seite 390)
Helen ist tot. Und doch ist es ihr nicht vergönnt, ins Himmelreich aufzusteigen. Als durchsichtiger Schatten einer einst wunderschönen Frau bleibt sie auf Erden gefangen. Niemand sieht sie und niemand kann sie berühren. Sie ist die stille Muse ihrer »Bewahrer«, allesamt Schriftsteller, denen sie die...
Opening line: "Someone was looking at me, a disturbing sensation if you're dead." This is one of the best books I've read in a long time. And even though it's being touted as YA I'll be recommending it to all my friends. It's just a beautiful story of ill fated romance no matter what your age. A CER...
Nie znam wielu książek o duchach – ba, śmiało przyznaję, iż „Światła pochylenie” to pierwsza powieść, która traktowała o tych niewidzialnych istotach i trafiła na moją półkę. Zainteresowałam się tą pozycją, gdy tylko zobaczyłam trzy lata temu – najnowsze wtedy cudo do reklamowania literatury – trail...
A Certain Slant of Light is both a pleasant surprise and...not. On one hand, I am incredibly impressed with Whitcomb's story. It is a paranormal love story, but of a very different nature than most. Helen and James, the couple in question, are ghosts left behind in the Light, having been dead for ne...
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