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The Color of Light by Karen White
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The Color of Light (edition 2005)

by Karen White

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Fiction. Literature. Mystery. HTML:An emotionally moving novel of a woman in search of a new beginning and a man haunted by the pastâ??from the New York Times bestselling author of the Tradd Street novels.

At thirty-two, Jillian Parrish finally finds the courage to put herself in the driverâ??s seat of her life.  Pregnant and recently divorced, she and her seven-year-old daughter find refuge and solace on Pawleys Island, South Carolinaâ??Jillianâ??s only source of happy childhood memories. Summers spent at her grandmotherâ??s beach house had been Jillianâ??s sanctuary from indifferent parentsâ??until her best friend Lauren Mills disappeared, never to be found.

Linc Rising, Laurenâ??s boyfriend and Jillianâ??s confidant, had been a suspect in Laurenâ??s disappearance. Jillian had never doubted his innocenceâ??but because her parents had whisked her back home to Atlanta, she never got a chance to tell him. Now, a resentful Linc is back on Pawleys Islandâ??renovating the old Mills house. And as ghosts of the past are resurrected, and as Jillianâ??s daughter begins having eerie conversations with an imaginary friend named Lauren, Jillian and Linc will uncover the truth about Laurenâ??s disappearance and about the feel
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Title:The Color of Light
Authors:Karen White
Info:NAL Trade (2005), Edition: 1ST, Paperback, 288 pages
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I just finished reading The Color of Light by Karen White and would highly recommend it. I thought it was an excellent book. The main character, Jillian grew up with distant and abusive parents. She spent her life trying to make her parents care about her. Because of how her parents treated her, she is afraid that she is/will be a terrible mother.

Jillian's refuge was her grandmother's house on Pawley's Island. Her grandmother was more of a mother to her than her own mother.

While a teenager one of her best friends disappeared and the best friend's boyfriend was accused of her disappearance. The book delves into this mystery and how this episode shaped Jillian and Linc (the boyfriend) and their need to come back to Pawley's Island.

The book opens with a pregnant Jillian moving back to Pawley's Island with her 6 year old daughter. She has come back to heal after her divorce and to discover who she is. Jillian's daughter calls her Jilly-bean instead of Mommy. Over the course of the book, Jillian discovers who she is as a mother and discovers she likes it and is a good mother.
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  Martha662 | Jun 27, 2020 |
Will re-read this! ( )
  Headinherbooks_27 | Oct 15, 2018 |
Enjoyed it, and read it in one sitting. Plan to read more of White's books. ( )
  MicheleMG | Feb 1, 2017 |
The Color of Light. Karen White. 2005. What an easy read after Blood Meridian and Wise Blood. White is a step above a lot of Southern Romance writers. She reminds me of Anne Rivers Siddons. Just divorced, pregnant Jillian takes her young daughter and returns to Pawley’s Island, N.C. The island is the only place she’s ever felt safe and loved. Grace, her daughter, who has imaginary friends immediately starts talking to a new friend, Lauren. Lauren is the name of Jillian’s best friend who disappeared without a trace years ago. Linc has also returned to the island. He was Lauren’s boyfriend who was blamed for her disappearance. There you have it: all the elements for a good southern romance! ( )
  judithrs | May 18, 2015 |
Jillian Parrish newly divorced and pregnant with her second child returns to the only place she has happy memories to start her life over. This book has love, mystery and secrets to keep the reader interested. ( )
  tanya2009 | Mar 18, 2010 |
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Fiction. Literature. Mystery. HTML:An emotionally moving novel of a woman in search of a new beginning and a man haunted by the pastâ??from the New York Times bestselling author of the Tradd Street novels.

At thirty-two, Jillian Parrish finally finds the courage to put herself in the driverâ??s seat of her life.  Pregnant and recently divorced, she and her seven-year-old daughter find refuge and solace on Pawleys Island, South Carolinaâ??Jillianâ??s only source of happy childhood memories. Summers spent at her grandmotherâ??s beach house had been Jillianâ??s sanctuary from indifferent parentsâ??until her best friend Lauren Mills disappeared, never to be found.

Linc Rising, Laurenâ??s boyfriend and Jillianâ??s confidant, had been a suspect in Laurenâ??s disappearance. Jillian had never doubted his innocenceâ??but because her parents had whisked her back home to Atlanta, she never got a chance to tell him. Now, a resentful Linc is back on Pawleys Islandâ??renovating the old Mills house. And as ghosts of the past are resurrected, and as Jillianâ??s daughter begins having eerie conversations with an imaginary friend named Lauren, Jillian and Linc will uncover the truth about Laurenâ??s disappearance and about the feel

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At thirty-two, Jillian Parrish finally finds the courage to take charge of her life and discover what really lives in the dark space under her bed. Recently divorced, she takes her young daughter to seek refuge and solace on Pawleys Island, South Carolina—Jillian's only source of happy childhood memories. Summers spent at her grandmother's beach house were Jillian's sanctuary from indifferent parents until her best friend, Lauren Mills, disappeared.

Linc Rising, Lauren's boyfriend was a suspect in Lauren's disappearance. Although Jillian never doubted his innocence, her parents whisked her back home to Atlanta, and she never got a chance to tell him. Now a resentful Linc is back on Pawleys Island, renovating the old Mills house. As ghosts of the past return to haunt them, and Jillian's daughter begins having eerie conversation with an imaginary friend named Lauren, Jillian and Linc will uncover the truth about Lauren and about the feelings they have kept buried for sixteen years…
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