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A Flickering Light (2009)

by Jane Kirkpatrick(Favorite Author)

3.73 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

157856980X (ISBN13: 9781578569809)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

WaterBrook Press

series

Portraits of the Heart

review 1: I loved this book. It's a gentle story of a fifteen year girl with a passion for photography, at a time when women weren't encouraged to have careers of their own. Over the next three years, she develops not only her skills as a photographer, but also her desire as a young woman for a man who is not available in more ways than one. What I especially loved was Jane Kirkpatrick's prose. Simple, thoughtful, and elegant. I was also intrigued by that period of history, the early twentieth century, when automobiles were rare, and photography could be a dangerous pursuit due to the chemicals needed to develop film. I am now interested in reading more by this author.
review 2: I liked the topic of a woman in the early 1900's trying to become a professional photographer... more (traditionally a man's job). I thought there was a lot of technical info about photography, but I'm sure a professional would say it was all over simplified. The book was a slow read for me, and I threatened to put it down a few times. I finished it. Then, at the end of the book, the author mentions a sequel. Sigh. I might check it out to see what happens to the Gaebele family. Also of interest in the author's notes section, apparently this is the 'true story, imagined' of the author's grandmother. The author did plenty of research on Winona, MN and her own family as well as 1900's photography. Interesting. :) less

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