DONNELLY,J.:GATHERING LIGHT

It's 1906 and 16-year-old Mattie Gokey is at a crossroads in her life. She's escaped the overwhelming responsibilities of helping to run her father's brokedown farm in exchange for a paid summer job as a serving girl at a fancy hotel in the Adirondacks. She's saving as much of her salary as she can, but she's having trouble deciding how she's going to use the money at the end of the summer. Mattie's gift is for writing and she's been accepted to Barnard College in New York City, but she's...

Die junge Mattie wird im Jahre 1906 in einen mysteriösen Kriminalfall verwickelt. Das Schicksal des Opfers macht ihr bewusst, dass sie von nun an ihr Leben ändern muss, um ihre eigenen Wünsche und Ziele zu verwirklichen.

JENNIFER DONNELLY - GATHERING LIGHT (Audio CD)