Contents
ONE: Angel of Light
TWO: Social Graces
THREE: Going, Going, Gone
FOUR: The Smell of Salt Air
FIVE: A Patch of Blue
SIX: The Long Shining
SEVEN: A Little Night Music
EIGHT: The Spark in the Flax
NINE: Home Far Away
TEN: If Wishes Were Horses
ELEVEN: Worms to Butterflies
TWELVE: Over the Wall
THIRTEEN: Mighty Waters
FOURTEEN: Letting Go
FIFTEEN: Lock and Key
SIXTEEN: Dorchester Island
SEVENTEEN: Bread and Wine
EIGHTEEN: Simple Graces
NINETEEN: Jericho
TWENTY: Dearly Beloved
TWENTY-ONE: True Confessions
TWENTY-TWO: A New Song
Chapter One
Angel of Light
Dappled by its movement among the branches of a Japanese cherry,
the afternoon light entered the study unhindered by draperies or
shades.
It spilled through the long bank of windows behind the newly slipcovered
sofa, warming the oak floor and quickening the air with the
scent of freshly milled wood.
Under the spell of the June light, a certain luster and radiance appeared
to emerge from every surface.
The tall chest, once belonging to Father ... read full excerpt from: A New Song ebook