{"product_id":"we-are-light-gerda-blees-9781642861273","title":"We Are Light","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A riveting experimental novel about a commune where the members' belief that they can live on light and love alone proves fatal for one of them.\" ―\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly, \u003c\/i\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne apartment, three women, one man. One of the women is dead. When the emergency personnel arrive, they realize: Elisabeth starved to death, encouraged by her roommates.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2021 European Union Literature Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the middle of a summer night, \u003cbr\u003eElisabeth, the oldest resident of the Sound \u0026amp; Love Commune, dies. Her\u003cbr\u003esister Melodie and their two other housemates are arrested: the group's\u003cbr\u003eattempts to stop eating and start living on light and love alone appears\u003cbr\u003eto have been fatal to Elisabeth. From unworldly idealists on the fringes of\u003cbr\u003esociety, the three suddenly become suspects in a criminal case. Through the\u003cbr\u003eeyes of the night, the neighbors, doubt, the scent of an orange, and many other\u003cbr\u003echaracters and entities, we see how each of those involved gives a different\u003cbr\u003eanswer to the question of how Elisabeth came to die. Who is to blame? And does\u003cbr\u003ethe commune still have a future? \u003ci\u003eWe Are Light\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eis a highly original and entertaining novel about manipulation, vulnerability, \u003cbr\u003eand trying to be better.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gerda Blees\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1642861278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781642861273\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e World Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 4.90w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/27\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/18\/2023","brand":"Gerda Blees","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44079836791039,"sku":"9781642861273","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_558b4811-2557-4356-be5f-fbdb9d3b1bb4.jpg?v=1685483428","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/we-are-light-gerda-blees-9781642861273","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}