TURNING DARKNESS INTO LIGHT

[swan_tower]

I’ve been cagy in talking about the standalone sequel to the Memoirs of Lady Trent because I realized a short way into the draft that the title I’d initially given it wasn’t really working for me, and it took me quite some time to decide what to replace it with. But I found something, and it has gotten official approval:

Turning Darkness into Light

I’ve wanted to use that as a title for nearly twenty years, ever since I encountered the source during my trip to Ireland in 2000 — but the book it was originally earmarked for honestly may never get written, and the phrase fits far too well here for me not to use it. Some of you may recognize it as the ending of Robin Flowers’ loose translation of the “Pangur Bán” poem. That is, in turn, taken from Psalms 18:28, and the layering of connections there — scribes, religion, the imagery of the early parts of Psalm 18 — makes it truly ideal for this book.

So there you have it! Turning Darkness into Light will be out some time next spring; I’ll of course announce a more specific date as soon as I have it.

Mirrored from Swan Tower.

Comments

[landofnowhere]

Lovely title, and congratulations! The title brings back to mind a song that my sister sang in children's choir that used the phrase in its chorus -- after some googling, I was able to find that it's Children of the World by Alice Olsen: link with lyrics and a brief audio clip that unfortunately doesn't contain the "turning darkness into light" section.

[swan_tower]

Nice! I love that the phrase crops up elsewhere as well.

[sovay]

So there you have it! Turning Darkness into Light will be out some time next spring; I’ll of course announce a more specific date as soon as I have it.

Congratulations!