The Hint Of Light by Kristin Kisska

Genre: Women’s Fiction
Release: August 29, 2023
Format: Print, Digital, Audio

In this heart-wrenching exploration of unconditional love, what a mother finds in the aftermath of her son’s death could put her family back together—or tear them apart for good.

In the wake of her son’s sudden death, Margaret Dobrescu struggles to keep it together in the face of her grief…and her guilt. She can’t help but blame herself for Kyle’s own lifelong struggles—namely, the alcoholism that plagued him.

But within mere days of his funeral, secrets and suspicions begin to surface, and Margaret’s husband admits that Kyle once confessed to having a daughter. Clinging to the hope that some part of her son is still out there, Margaret embarks on a search to find her rumored granddaughter.

What Margaret hasn’t prepared for, however, is the deluge of secrets that keep coming. And as she digs deeper and deeper into her son’s life to find the truth, what she finds instead is that her own secrets can’t stay buried forever.

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Dru’s Short Musing:
When her son dies, a grieving mother is told shocking news and begins a search for closure.

This was an emotionally charged drama about family and the things that are done to protect them. The writing was crisp with a strong plot and an eclectic cast of characters making it easy to follow along with what the author had intended. The author weaved a before and after narrative with mother, son, and granddaughter connecting the story to get a fuller picture of what is happening on the page. Exposed secrets surfaced in her quest to find her granddaughter. And that finale, that I did not see coming. Overall, a satisfying read, and I look forward to reading more stories by this author.

FTC Full Disclosure – I received a digital ARC of this book from the author.