Lights on the Sea

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Miquel Reina s Lights on the Sea is an absolutely lovely, beautiful novel with a dreamy, fable like quality Fans of Life of Pi will love this novel Kristin Hannah, NYT bestseller author of The Nightingale In this riveting debut, prize winning artist and filmmaker Miquel Reina maps out ambitious and fantastical new territory in a novel about a couple holding on for dear life as their world takes an extraordinary fall On the highest point of an island, in a house clinging to the edge of a cliff, live Mary Rose and Harold Grapes, a retired couple still mourning the death of their son thirty five years before Weighed down by decades of grief and memories, the Grapeses have never moved past the tragedy Then, on the eve of eviction from the most beautiful and dangerously unstable perch in the area, they re uprooted by a violent storm The disbelieving Grapeses and their home take a free fall slide into the whitecapped sea and float away.As the past that once moored them recedes and disappears, Mary Rose and Harold are delivered from decades of sorrow by the ebb and flow of the waves Ahead of them, a light shimmers on the horizon, guiding them toward a revelatory and cathartic new engagement with life, and all its wonder.Wildly imaginative, deeply poignant, and entirely unexpected, Lights on the Sea sweeps readers away on a journey of fate, acceptance, redemption, and survival against the most rewarding of oddsMiquel Reina s Lights on the Sea is an absolutely lovely, beautiful novel with a dreamy, fable like quality that will appeal to readers Fans of Life of Pi will love this novelKristin Hannah, NYT bestseller author of The NightingaleAn enjoyable, finely written fantasy taleKirkus ReviewsThis beautiful, unusual tale explores the healing power of love and the magic that exists in our everyday lives, even when we don t know how to find itJill Santopolo, NYT bestseller author of The Light We Lost New Read Lights on the Sea [ by ] Miquel Reina [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr Miguel Reina crafted an exciting, action packed tale that guided me on a remarkable adventure It was a roller coaster ride from summits of jubilation to the deepest, darkest pits of despair and everything else thrown in between Special recognition is given to Catherine Nelson for the fantastic job of translating this script from Spanish into well written English The two leading characte...Wow I just finished this amazing book today I devoured it in only 3 days I found the other day by chance, when I was taking a look atindie authors contest Immediately I felt in love with this beautiful book cover But don t misunderstand me, in this book, there is beauty everywhere, out of the book and also inside it The story is so powerful, so uplifting that I still in shock Miquel Reina please writebooks, I want to readof your creative and touching stories I suppos Wow I just finished this amazing book today I devoured it in only 3 days I found the other day by chance, when I was taking a look atindie authors contest Immediately I felt in love with this beautiful book cover But don t misunderstand me, in this book, there is beauty everywhere, out of the book and also inside it The story is so powerful, so upli...What a book What an incredible story I never read a full Spanish book and I have to admit that is for sure one of THE BEST BOOKS I EVER READ in all languages Luces en el Mar is a story so well balanced, so well written, with a characters so charm and human that sometimes I totally forgot that they weren t real But above all, is a story that punches you and this is for me something almost magical I hope that the writer translates the book to can capture all the subtle language that I still m What a book What an incredible story I never read a full Spanish book and I have to admit that is for sure one of THE BEST BOOKS I EVER READ in all languages Luces en el Mar is a story so well balanced, so well written, with a characters so charm and human that sometimes I totally forgot that they weren t real But above all, is a story that punches you and this is for me something almost magical I hope that the writer translates the book to can capture all the subtle language that I still missi...Tengo que reconocer que con este libro he tenido un gran problema que no he podido conectar con l.Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for a copy of this book In exchange for a honest review What a powerful book This is a truely magical read Lights on the sea is beautifully written and moved me deeply I was heartbroken and reduced to tearsthan once, but also blown away at the level of understanding shown towards human emotion and the po...Fantastic cover And this book is one that proves the old saying don t judge the book by its cover wrong So wrong.Because the story is simply magical and captivating and will open a whole new perspective on the world after reading it.And the best part is that Mr Reina has managed to make it feel so realistic What would it feel like to be washed away in the seaIN YOUR HOUSE Amazing.I highly recommend this book to everyone who likes lyrical ge...This book was suggested to me and I was quick to start reading I m always looking for a great new book written in Spanish, and on reading the summary I was immediately interested The way the book is written keeps you interested the entire time, I can t remember a point where I wasn t completely lost in the story And as the story progressed I found my self agreeingandwith the lessons that Los Se ores Grapes learn as well as the profundity of their meanings While reading I couldn t This bo...3,5 estrellasRese a completa Luces en el mar es una historia original y peculiar que nos habla de vida, de amor, de sue os sin cumplir, de superaci n Digamos que esta historia te hace reflexionar, aprender y mirar las cosas con otro punto de vista Yo os a...4,5 Lo que me hace quitarle ese medio punto es el hecho de que hubo momentos en los que la lectura se me hizo algo pesada, alguna escena demasiado lenta o, tal vez, alargada de m s.Dicho esto, todo lo que me quede por decir de esta novela es m s que bueno Es mejor que bueno.Empezando por los personajes, que me han parecido redondos tanto los protagonistas como los secundarios, o no tan secundarios y siguiendo por la enorme lecci n que deja su historia, f cilmente extrapolable...lights of the Sea by Miquel Reina is truly unusual book Can we imagine the elderly couple living on the edge of the cliff high above the ocean ,That large ocean that eroded their cliff from large property to a few feet of land around the house, the same fierce ocean that took a life of their son, the same mysterious ocean that send a couple to their impossible journey had awaken them as the result of that journey to the new lights and revelations of lights The book is very metaphorical in lights of the Sea by Miquel Reina is truly unusual book Can we imagine the elderly couple living on the edge of the cliff high above the ocean ,That large ocean that eroded their cliff from large property to a few feet of land around the house, the same fierce ocean that took a life of their son, the same mysterious ocean that send a couple to their impossible journey had awaken them as the result of that journey to the new lights and revelations of lights The book is very metaphorical in my opinion The house that became adrift is actually a boat that was not finished by Howard long time ago, when the couple shut themselves in the house grieving their son That boat the couple always wanted to take to make a family ocean journey, became a house, got buried away in the foundation of the house, the mast became a beam supporting the house and nobod...

Lights on the Sea
  • English
  • 08 December 2017
  • Paperback
  • 272 pages
  • 1503903206
  • Miquel Reina
  • Lights on the Sea