
The illuminations
About this book
A British army captain whose artistic pioneer grandmother lived an illusory life to cope with hardships begins transforming his own sense of reality in the aftermath of a mission gone wrong before confronting a mystery from his family's past.
Subjects
Older womenFamiliesSecretsSurvivalFamily lifeGrandmothersFictionEmotionsArtistsSoldiersWomen photographersNew York Times reviewedFiction, family life, generalGrandparents, fictionEngland, fiction