The Light We Lost by Jill Santopolo
Perhaps it was fate that brought Lucy and Gabe together on that crystal clear morning in September. Two typical college students finding an instant attraction to one another.
But this wasn't just any day in September; it was September 11, 2001, and as they watched the Twin Towers fall, their lives and those of all Americans changed. "There's something about death that makes people want to live". And this young couple was determined to do just that. They vowed to make the world a better place after witnessing pure, unadulterated evil.
Lucy and Gabe's love story begins that day. They float in and out of each other's lives over the years. She becomes a producer and writer of children's television, he travels to dangerous parts of the world as a renowned photographer. The canvas of their lives includes marriage, children, contentment, disappointments, self-doubt, and wistful longings, until one defining moment changes everything that came before.
This particular love story will tug at your heart like no other. Is it fate that writes the story of our lives or is it choice that creates our destiny? You may be angry with these extraordinary characters at the decisions they make, or joyous at their celebration of life. You may even write your own ending.
But, most assuredly, you'll remember Lucy and Gabe, long after the last page turns.
Perhaps it was fate that brought Lucy and Gabe together on that crystal clear morning in September. Two typical college students finding an instant attraction to one another.But this wasn't just any day in September; it was September 11, 2001, and as they watched the Twin Towers fall, their lives and those of all Americans changed. "There's something about death that makes people want to live". And this young couple was determined to do just that. They vowed to make the world a better place after witnessing pure, unadulterated evil.
Lucy and Gabe's love story begins that day. They float in and out of each other's lives over the years. She becomes a producer and writer of children's television, he travels to dangerous parts of the world as a renowned photographer. The canvas of their lives includes marriage, children, contentment, disappointments, self-doubt, and wistful longings, until one defining moment changes everything that came before.
This particular love story will tug at your heart like no other. Is it fate that writes the story of our lives or is it choice that creates our destiny? You may be angry with these extraordinary characters at the decisions they make, or joyous at their celebration of life. You may even write your own ending.
But, most assuredly, you'll remember Lucy and Gabe, long after the last page turns.
