A Glass Darkly
A Novel by Jean Goulden
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Glen Lenox looks into a mirror and wonders who he is. A Glass Darkly invites the reader to explore who is reflected in their mirror and why. It’s a compelling, tender exploration of identity, courage, compassion, and forgiveness; the narrative is rich and vivid, blending gentle humor with poignancy. Drawing from biblical imagery, “A Glass Darkly” reveals that when we look at our reflection in a mirror, there is far more than meets the eye.
11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
From dictionary.com:
To see “through a glass” — a mirror — “darkly” is to have an obscure or imperfect vision of reality. The expression comes from the writings of the Apostle Paul; he explains that we do not now see clearly, but at the end of time, we will do so.
Jean on “A Glass Darkly”
“A Glass Darkly” is the fulfillment of a life’s ambition to write a novel.
As a young girl, I always assumed that the book would come to me, complete with plot, characters, location, central conflict, etc. It didn’t.
Decades passed, and eventually, I wrote two non-fiction books, but still no novel.
Finally, in a bored moment (in Colorado) I came across a site that gave writing prompts for short stories. The prompt concerned “what happens when everything changes.” I wrote the short story in which Glen Lenox recounts a wedding where his dad drops dead.
I realized that if I filled in the backstory of the characters I would have most of a novel.
In November of 2020, during Covid, I did the Nanowrimo challenge. This is to write 50,000 words towards a novel during the month of November. This really was a challenge. I write precisely, but this required pouring words onto the screen. Apart from the wedding scene, I had little understanding of how the book would be structured, what would happen, and how it would end. All the same, I completed the challenge. Then, I spent many months finishing the book, still unsure as to how I would bring it to an end. Then I read it, and it was crap! So I had to rewrite and rewrite. There were lots of hitches with publishers, etc, but finally, here it is! I hope you’ll enjoy the book, and if so, that you’ll write a positive review!
