Key Light

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Key Light

AMERICAN BOOK CLASSICS

A new novel by poet and painter Pat Stewart

Pat Stewart

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THE STORY: Painter Sada Clark is ten when she falls in love with a Kandinsky poster nobody can explain to her. Like her hero, Mark Rothko, in front of whose paintings viewers openly wept, she grows to appreciate art on an emotional and spiritual level. She is especially passionate about abstract art. As a painter, she measures her beginning work against the Chagalls, Picassos, Miros and Matisses she studies; against the Klees, deKoonings, Pollacks and the modern Japanese art that intrigues her as she prepares to enter college.

After an in-family adoption Sada's life takes an abrupt turn, plunging her and her family into turmoil.

The spiritual and artistic journey of a fictional abstract painter, KEY LIGHT takes place in northern Illinois, in the staid and conventional Midwest where cow paintings sell. Family dynamics and decision making in crisis are at the heart of KEY LIGHT, played out against a jarring tapestry of abstract art.

Key Light was one of five books chosen as a book club pick on Book Bundlz

About the author - Pat Stewart

Pat Stewart, former co-editor of The Cairn, has taught math, art and creative writing. She is the author of three books of poetry: Peace Shoes, The Saturday Collection, and Savage Gift. A new novel, Days of Dante and a children's book, A Quilt for Jennifer. Her poems and stories have appeared in The Maryland Poetry Review, Roanoke Review, California Quarterly, Negative Capability, The Haven, The Lyric, Manna, New Collage Magazine, Cache Review, Poetry Today, Alura Poetry Journal, Amelia, New Horizons, Embers, Anima, Impetus, Wind Chimes, and many more.

Reviews for Key Light

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"Pat Stewart has written a story of great beauty and insight into the human heart and mind, which are often in conflict. Her characters are finely drawn, and bring us into their lives and dilemmas and decisions in ways that are so immediate, so compelling, that we are as wrenched as though we were listening to the story of our best friend, and agonizing with her. I couldn't put Key Light down, but read it through the evening and night, drawn in to the carefully crafted story. I highly recommend this book; it is a beauty!"
Dr. Mary Bellis Waller, Psychotherapist

"The notion that art is nothing more than an accessory for the living room sofa is soundly thrashed by this troubling and ultimately redemptive novel. Key Light is a dazzling and energetic debut. After a long and difficult journey Sada (and its author) have finally arrived."
R. Christopher Hughes, Editor, tic magazine, Cheshire, UK

"Key Light is for every artist, and for their puzzled parents. Author, Pat Stewart takes us on a journey with Sada, a woman blessed/cursed with artistic vision and commitment to the path that pulls her along. Like most artists, Sada recognizes what she feels only by viewing her own creations. Faith and trust in her vision and ruthless honesty with herself lead Sada to a gentle triumph. Key Light will encourage young artists to dare the journey."
Sarah Stravinska, Author, In The Classical Tradition

"The portrait of a young woman's journey to herself, this work has a richness of imagery to savor. Ms Stewart has a wonderfully sensitive touch in developing her characters and their unfolding relationships. Her characters come alive, interrelate and grow in wonderfully thought provoking ways. The story is filled with passion, reflection, revelation and self-discovery. Key Light speaks volumes about how we live as families and friends: the lies we tell, the masks we put on and take off, the shields built to protect which can also become destructive, the need for separateness and togetherness."
Virginia A. Hirsch, Ph.D.

The author's Paintings

Pthalo Beach

Pat Stewart

"I'm a painter. I just had to write a story about a painter!"

Author, Pat Stewart

In The Garden of Pi

(owned by Mr & Mrs J. Macht)

Fleeing Borders ( detail)

"Key Light is for every artist"

Sarah Stravinska, author, "In the Classical Tradition"

That Red Hedge

That Red Hedge

Pat Stewart

"The light is gone and the painting is finished. I couldn't have done that! Who was I, and where had I gone while that painting came to life?" Sada Clark's Painting Journal, Key Light

"I highly recommend this book; it is a beauty!" Dr. Mary Bellis Waller

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links to Poetry Pi Days of Dante Savage Gift

other books by Pat Stewart

The

Saturday

Collection

Fiction

Poetry

Children's