{"product_id":"looking-for-the-light-russ-desaulnier-9798886798227","title":"Looking for the Light","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eLooking for the Light\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"I have now read over a hundred stories by this talented writer and have yet to find myself not looking forward to his next. Amidst Desaulnier's wide spectrum of stories are a few related to his time as an aspiring bullfighter. This latest volume includes one of my favorites \"Tienta.\" Rousing applause for \u003c\/em\u003eLooking for the Light\u003cem\u003e.\" \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-Dan Armstrong\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of the novels \u003cem\u003eBlake College\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eQuicksand\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePrinceton Charlie's Got the Bules\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"In these stories we experience narrative innovation. Connections among friends and lovers, the reaching out from one to another occur in such a way that dramatic conclusions rest with the reader beyond the last words of the stories. Read and enjoy them and the points will emerge clearly.\" \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-Richard Lyons\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of novels \u003cem\u003eThe Edge of Things\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDivisible by One\u003c\/em\u003e and the collection of stories, \u003cem\u003eA Wilderness of Love and Faith\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"This new collection of stories by Russ Desaulnier knocked me out. The author leads you down a path and just when you get comfortable the ground drifts and a new reality emerges, over and over again.\" \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-Jerry Rust\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of the novels \u003cem\u003eYew\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Covered Bridge Murders\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"These stories refract human experience with great insight and skill: family, courage, humiliation, secrets, confronting and reorienting oneself to the past, willing a change to life's trajectory, encounters with the dying. Desaulnier has a knack for subtly illuminating the manifold spectra of love.\" \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-Ross West\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Fragile Blue Dot: Stories from Our Imperiled Biosphere\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Russ Desaulnier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798886798227\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Luminare Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.33d","brand":"Russ Desaulnier","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48852607500543,"sku":"9798886798227","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/looking-for-the-light-russ-desaulnier-9798886798227","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}