Letting in the Light (The Spindrift Trilogy)

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The Japanese art of Kintsugi enables us to see the beauty in something with visible cracks, which would be unseen if hidden away. I can wonder and wander, and somehow, it takes me outside of my broken body, to a place where the pain doesn’t matter. The exhibition includes some very unusual pieces and vows to offer a "new look at fine-craft lighting.

Broken pottery pieces are carefully reassembled with a lacquer, dusted with powdered gold to highlight the repair. They are characters you would want to know in real life, they’re funny, entertaining, yet sensitive, vulnerable and when all is said and done, only human, just like the rest of us.Our hero, Will, is caring for his ancestral home as he avoids people in an attempt to heal after the demise of his marriage and an incident (I just cannot reveal any more here), which has left deep emotional wounds. The old clock or jukebox, works again, and plays a familiar tune, transporting the owner to a place at a particular time in their life. Recently, I’ve been writing a lot about similar topics, especially as you say, “ hopefulness, and not to wallow in the misery and frustrations of my condition, and my brokenness.

The novel takes a look at coping mechanisms, what we do to overcome tragedy, disappointments, or loss.What I love about Charlotte Betts stories is that she weaves a beautiful tapestry of social history throughout wonderfully developed.