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A SCATTER OF LIGHT
Aria Tang West thought she'd be spending one last summer on Martha's Vineyard with her friends before starting MIT in the fall, where she intends to study astronomy, like her late grandfather. But after topless photos of her are posted online, she's abruptly uninvited from her friends' summer homes.
Aria's parents, a writer and opera singer with plans of their own, send Aria to stay with her artist grandmother, Joan West, in Northern California. Although Aria has never been attracted to girls before, she finds herself drawn to Joan's gardener, Steph Nichols, an aspiring musician a few years older than Aria. The only problem? Steph isn't single; she lives with her girlfriend, Lisa. But the chemistry between Aria and Steph seems undeniable, and Aria pursues a relationship that will turn her world upside down.
At the same time, while Aria helps her grandmother with an art project, she becomes interested in creating art of her own. Over the summer, Aria's desire for Steph becomes entwined with the development of Aria's artistic self. When Aria's grandmother suddenly suffers a stroke, Aria and Steph's relationship escalates, and Aria will be forced to face her choices and herself in ways she has never had to do before.
Set in 2013 shortly after the legalization of same-sex marriage in the United States, A SCATTER OF LIGHT is a companion novel to Last Night at the Telegraph Club, and is about how the threads of family, inspiration, art, and identity are woven across generations.
Malinda Lo is the critically acclaimed and bestselling author of several young adult novels, including Ash, Huntress, Adaptation, Inheritance, A Line in the Dark, and Last Night at the Telegraph Club, which received eight starred reviews and is a Finalist for the 2021 National Book Award for Young People's Literature. Her debut novel Ash, a lesbian retelling of Cinderella, was a finalist for the William C. Morris YA Debut Award, the Andre Norton Award for YA Science Fiction and Fantasy, the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, and was a Kirkus Best Book for Children and Teens. She has been a three-time finalist for the Lambda Literary Award. Malinda's short fiction and nonfiction has been published by the New York Times, NPR, Autostraddle, The Horn Book, and multiple anthologies. She lives in Massachusetts with her partner and their dog.
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Published 2022-10-01 by Dutton |