Author:Kevin Brockmeier
Something strange is going on.
All over the world, pain is manifesting itself as light. Cuts and bruises blaze and flash. Arthritic joints glow. Injured troops emit radiant white shards into the desert night. On the news, they're calling it 'The Illumination'.
As this breathtaking phenomenon takes holds, a private journal of love notes passes into the keeping of Carol Ann Page, a lonely hospital patient, and from there through the hands of five other people. Each of them will find their lives changed forever over a story which spans decades and continents, a story that shines a spectacular light on the wounds we all bear...
The most exciting and, in some ways, generous piece of fiction I've read in some time... I relish the way it dazzles and mystifies. I love its generosity of spirit, its whiff of frailty - the way the whole thing seems steeped in light
—— Julie Myerson , ObserverStunning... sublime... One of the most profound and profoundly moving books that it's been my privilege to read
—— Stuart Kelly , Scotland on SundayHis vision is genuinely original...the brilliance of his premise rebounds throughout the novel, catching unexpected angles, radiating metaphor and meaning, and providing us with a new way of thinking about suffering - which must be one of the most important things any novelist can do
—— Edmund Gordon , Sunday TimesAfter a while the book itself seems to glow... Brockmeier, by the sheer grace of his writing, forces you to hold mortality and love in the forefront of your mind and just let them sink in
—— GuardianThe Illumination is a quietly ambitious work ... Brockmeier clears a space for the exploration of beauties and pains that in a cruder novel might have been sentimental
—— Michael Sayeau , Times Literary SupplementA novel of slight eccentricity and great tenderness
—— Kate Saunders , The TimesBrockmeier is such a good stylist
—— Claire Allfree , MetroGentle notes instil a sense of humour and hope in a world that is full of darkness even when it is bathed in light
—— Nicola Meighan , The ListThe novel follows a handwritten journal full of love notes from a husband to his wife as it passes through six pairs of hands. Each section is like a self-contained short story; exploring the meaning that each of the recipients takes from this testament of love
—— Alastair Mabbott , HeraldThe Illumination has a fantastically original premise...the writing quality was excellent and I'm sure I'll remember scenes from this book for a long time to come. It is a wonderfully unique novel. Recommended
—— Farm Lane Books BlogIt is a delicate and intriguing look at something we ultimately all have in common
—— Bookgeeks.co.ukGloriously inventive and original, euphorically daring in scope - reminds you that fiction can be energetic and boundary-breaking
—— Julie Myerson , New Statesman, Books of the YearAn inspiring take on suffering and the often fleeting nature of connection
—— Publishers WeeklyThis is a radiant, bewitching, and profoundly inquisitive novel of sorrow, perseverance, and wonderment
—— Booklist
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