false 4916580 3 Returning to her Midwest roots, award-winning author Jane Kirkpatrick draws a page from her grandmother’s photo album to capture the interplay between shadow and light, temptation and faith that marks a woman’s pursuit of her dreams.<br><br>She took exquisite photographs, <br>but her heart was the true image exposed. <b><br><br></b>Fifteen-year-old Jessie Ann Gaebele loves nothing more than capturing a gorgeous Minnesota landscape when the sunlight casts its most mesmerizing shadows. So when F.J. Bauer hires her in 1907 to assist in his studio and darkroom, her dreams for a career in photography appear to find root in reality. <br><br>With the infamous hazards of the explosive powder used for lighting and the toxic darkroom chemicals, photography is considered a man’s profession. Yet Jessie shows remarkable talent in both the artistry and business of running a studio. She proves less skillful, however, at managing her growing attraction to the very married Mr. Bauer.<br><br>This luminous coming-of-age tale deftly exposes the intricate shadows that play across every dream worth pursuing–and the irresistible light that beckons the dreamer on. 4982132 21 4 2009 A Flickering Light (Portraits of the Heart, Book 1) total:42|5:9|4:14|3:15|2:3|1:1| 42 153 95 21 5 1 false false Sat Apr 04 19:37:46 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 04 19:39:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Feb 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 23 15:42:59 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 15:55:55 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jul 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 07:25:26 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 07:06:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Apr 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 08 10:07:30 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 08 10:08:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 21 07:51:01 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 07:33:12 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Aug 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 09 11:17:38 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 09 11:27:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false true Fri Jun 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 13:30:33 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 12:14:24 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Mar 28 08:16:04 -0700 2009 Wed Feb 11 07:52:52 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 28 08:16:04 -0700 2009 The author is quite accomplished.
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she crafts such wonderful stories and this one is as wonderful (or more, it's hard to say) as the last. ]]>