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And Then Put Out the Light

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This is an interesting, but somewhat curious story. Emily is an sculptor, recently divorced who has decided that she needs to get away from her life and start anew. She begins traveling and meets several interesting women along the way of her travels in England and France who help her recognize and deal with her negative inner voice and her past. She is the child of a Swedish mother and an Indian father and has struggled with her disparate relationships. Her sculptures focus on creatures that fly and she becomes interested in finding out who bought a malevolent wood sculpture of a wasp that she got out a great deal of her anger towards her ex-husband. In her travels, a mysterious man keeps appearing, to whom she is very drawn to and curious about. As the story progresses, more and more touches of magical realism appear and I began to wonder what was a dream or madness and what was reality. I won't spoil the ending, but it was a wonderful, unusual book that drew me in and held me captive.