Light We Lost (Santopolo) - Book Reviews

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This moving story is a perfect understanding of the sacrifices we make for love and for our dreams.
Real Simple

It’s the epic love story of 2017 and the ending is one you’ll be feeling for months to come.
Redbook

Your new tearjerker has arrived: Fans of Me Before You and One Day will love/weep over this elegant novel.
New York Post

Have your tissues ready…This book will sink its hooks into your heart on page one, and leave you scarred long after you're done.
Bustle


The scale of this book's ambition is matched only by Santopolo's flawless execution. 9/11, love, sex, war, Shakespeare, American foreign policy—The Light We Lost has it all, illuminating so much of what our generation and what we in the media have lived through for fifteen years. The arc of this book, from the fall of the Twin Towers to a love letter written from the Middle East, gracefully and tragically charts the course not only of a genuine and deep love, but also that of our country and of our collective identities. It is memorable and haunting, because it is authentic and so close to home.
Nick Schifrin, PBS NewsHour Special Correspondent, NPR Correspondent


A children's/YA author and editorial director of Philomel Books, Santopolo goes adult with the story of Lucy and Gabe, who meet one fateful day as seniors at Columbia University and face more than a decade of love, jealousy, and turmoil.
Library Journal


Comparisons will be made to David Nicholls’ One Day, but there is something more romantic here—yet also more grounded—that will draw readers in.
Booklist


(Starred review.) Santopolo explores passion, fate, love, and what it means to truly be a good person. She raises questions readers will find themselves pondering long after they've turned the last page.… A beautiful and devastating story that will captivate readers.
Kirkus Reviews