What's the Name of That Book??? discussion

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SOLVED: Adult Fiction > SOLVED. Urban Fantasy, Toronto, Angels, MC has down syndrome [s]

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message 1: by Kate (new)

Kate (katemac11) | 10 comments I read this book in high school so about 10 years ago. I believe the book was not new when I read it so it may have been published in the 90s.
It was an urban fantasy novel set in Toronto. It's an adult book, and the copy I had was a mass market paperback. The central character was a young woman with down syndrome. The other main characters were a busker and an older Chinese lady. They all meet an angel. If I recall correctly there was a bit of unrequited romance with the busker being in love with the angel. I think at the end of the book, the girl with down syndrome ascends to become an angel herself. But really I remember more about the characters than the plot.

I thought it was called "City of Light" or something similar, but Google isn't helping with that.


message 2: by Sue (new)

Sue Elleker | 1055 comments 'Gate Of Darkness, Circle Of Light' by Tanya Huff.
"First published in 1989 and taking place in downtown Toronto, one of the earliest of the modern urban fantasies, Gate of Darkness, Circle of Light is the story of a fight against encroaching darkness by a developmentally handicapped young woman, a street musician with no idea of his potential, a bag-lady who's tired of picking up the pieces, and an adept of the light. Mixing actual Toronto ghost-stories with traditional Faire, a police procedural, and a cat, Gate of Darkness, Circle of Light opened a gate at street level to the urban fantasy that followed
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message 3: by Crystal Dawn (new)

Crystal Dawn (crystal_dawn) | 40 comments Gate of Darkness, Circle of Light what Sue suggested :)


message 4: by Kate (new)

Kate (katemac11) | 10 comments Yes! That's it, thank you!


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