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A review by wildgurl
The Sunlight Pilgrims by Jenni Fagan
4.0
The Sunlight Pilgrim
By Jenni Fagan
This Scottish author, known intially for her poetry, I first discovered, reading her debut novel, The Panopticon. She is one of the most intelligent and original writer and thinker I've come across in awhile......
This novel starts in November 2020, in Cache Falls, Scotland. They are experiencing the worse ice age imaginable, temperatures are -6 degrees and falling. She has a way of descriping the cold so vividly and realistically, you can feel the temp drop. This novel is also about family...those we are born into and those we chose. This apocalyptic novels characters make this book unforgettable and hard to not relate to.Stella ( who use to bea boy named Cael)is a transgender, her mother Constance is very supportive, and brings home the importance of family love, support and inclusion.
Stella and Constance form a life together surrounded by an usual and eccentric group of neighbors in a caravan park, attempting to survive the harsh climate.
Life is good, Stella is learning to cope with the school bullies and closed minds....as well as the in climate weather..until Dylan arrives in Clachen Falls....
Such a fantastic, forward thinking novel. Some excellent points are brought to light and I could not put this down. Another excellent novel from Jenni Fagan. Highly recommended.
By Jenni Fagan
This Scottish author, known intially for her poetry, I first discovered, reading her debut novel, The Panopticon. She is one of the most intelligent and original writer and thinker I've come across in awhile......
This novel starts in November 2020, in Cache Falls, Scotland. They are experiencing the worse ice age imaginable, temperatures are -6 degrees and falling. She has a way of descriping the cold so vividly and realistically, you can feel the temp drop. This novel is also about family...those we are born into and those we chose. This apocalyptic novels characters make this book unforgettable and hard to not relate to.Stella ( who use to bea boy named Cael)is a transgender, her mother Constance is very supportive, and brings home the importance of family love, support and inclusion.
Stella and Constance form a life together surrounded by an usual and eccentric group of neighbors in a caravan park, attempting to survive the harsh climate.
Life is good, Stella is learning to cope with the school bullies and closed minds....as well as the in climate weather..until Dylan arrives in Clachen Falls....
Such a fantastic, forward thinking novel. Some excellent points are brought to light and I could not put this down. Another excellent novel from Jenni Fagan. Highly recommended.