WITH RARE STORYTELLING SKILL, RICHARD
WAGAMESE WEAVES A TALE ABOUT LIGHT AND ITS POWER
TO REKINDLE MEMORY AND ENRICH OUR LIVES.

RICHARD WAGAMESE IS AN OJIBWAY WHOSE AWARD-
WINNING FIRST NOVEL, KEEPER ‘N ME, HELPED TO ESTAB-
LISH HIM AS ONE OF CANADA'S MAJOR NEW LITERARY
TALENTS. A FORMER COLUMNIST FOR THE CALGARY
HERALD, HE RECEIVED A NATIONAL NEWSPAPER AWARD
FOR HIS WRITING (RECENTLY COMPILED IN THE TERRIBLE
SUMMER). A LIFE-LONG RED SOX FAN AND AN AVID FLY
FISHERMAN, RICHARD CURRENTLY LIVES IN ONTARIO.

A QUALITY OF LIGHT IS HIS SECOND NOVEL.

COVER ILLUSTRATION BY KENT MONKMAN
COVER DESIGN BY AVRIL ORLOFF

AUTHOR PHOTOGRAPH BY MERINA CHEPIEL
PRINTED AND BOUND IN CANADA