CHRISTIAN FICTION

The Light on Horn Island

by Valerie Fraser Luesse
Revell. Apr. 2025. 320p. ISBN 9780800741617. pap. $17.99. CF
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Grieving the loss of her best friend, Edie Gardner returns home to Mississippi’s wild shores, where her grandmother and her eccentric group of elderly friends welcome her with open arms. When the strange proprietor of an antique shop gives Edie a Victorian parlor game called Confessions, she plays it with her grandmother’s friends, who begin revealing decades-old secrets and hurts, hoping their resilience will help Edie start to heal. As a part-time job, Edie begins curating a history exhibit about Hurricane Camille, which devastated Biloxi and the surrounding communities nearly 30 years prior. Between tracking down storm survivors and investigating a mysterious light at her favorite spot on Horn Island, Edie has her share of mysteries—and love stories—to uncover.
VERDICT Based on a verse in the Book of Hebrews about entertaining angels unaware, Luesse’s (Letters from My Sister) latest brings the quintessential Southern novel to life with a touch of the supernatural and a ton of spunk. Fans of Rachel Hauck’s The Wedding Dress or the TV series Touched by an Angel will love the quirky characters and down-home wisdom in this book.
Reviewed by Christine Barth , Mar 01, 2025
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