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In Perfect Light : A Novel by Benjamin Alire Saenz; OverDrive, Inc is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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From award-winning poet Benjamin Alire Sáenz comes In Perfect Light, a haunting novel depicting the cruelties of cultural displacement and the resilience of those who are left in its aftermath. In Perfect Light is the story of two strong-willed people who are forever altered by a single tragedy. After Andés Segovia's parents are killed in a car accident when he is still a young boy, his older brother decides to steal the family away to Juárez, Mexico. That decision, made with the best intentions, sets into motion the unraveling of an American family. Years later, his family destroyed, Andés is left to make sense of the chaos -- but he is ill-equipped to make sense of his life. He begins a dark journey toward self-destruction, his talent and brilliance brought down by the weight of a burden too frightening and maddening to bear alone. The manifestation of this frustration is a singular rage that finds an outlet in a dark and seedy El Paso bar -- leading him improbably to Grace Delgado. Recently confronted with her own sense of isolation and mortality, Grace is an unlikely angel, a therapist who agrees to treat Andés after he is arrested in the United States. The two are suspicious o

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Author

Benjamin Alire Saenz; OverDrive, Inc

Publisher

HarperCollins e-books

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9780060779214

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Literary Fiction

Rating

4.6 / 5 (58 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14