“A painfully honest, moving family saga..." Kirkus Review
Arielle is a woman of keen intelligence, beauty and perseverance with a successful career as an electrical engineer. But navigating life with a difficult man and a daughter and son who make risky choices, she is sent careening down dangerous paths. Set from the mid-60’s to the mid-90’s, the novel explores a woman’s personal journey through career, marriage and raising a family in a time of profound cultural change.
A novel about family, love and betrayal
Seeing in the Dark
Arielle’s Story
by Judith Peck
Arielle, an intelligent, attractive electrical engineer, achieves in her challenging profession yet struggles to succeed as wife and mother amid the demands of work and upheavals involving her husband’s temperament and her children’s dangerous choices. As Arielle navigates the shifting pathways defining the turbulent decades through the 60’s and 90’s, the reader find that these stormy roads are not hers alone but traversed by ordinary and extraordinary women everywhere. Unknowingly, meeting the challenge of a vital and meaningful life, Arielle is in the company of quiet revolutionaries, changing women’s lives forever.
Paperback 413 pages
Kirkus Reviews
“A painfully honest, moving family saga—and first novel—by sculptor, professor, and multigenre author Peck.…a candid portrayal of the challenges encountered by a successful pro-fessional woman balancing work, marriage and motherhood. …the novel is a touching, no-holds-barred depiction of a dysfunctional family on the brink of brokenness. Peck proves herself to be as much an artist with words as she is with other media.”
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Readers’ Comments: Seeing in the Dark, Arielle’s Story
“As Ms. Peck peels off the layers of Arielle’s story, her narrative never flags. I couldn’t put the book down.”
Carol
“I lost a night’s sleep, I couldn’t put it down. A terrific book; riveting actually. Great writing.”
Joel
“Important issues in our culture and time are illuminated, such as depression, teen age anorexia drugs and marital conflict.”
Sydell
“A fabulous read! A page turner. Arielle is a beautiful character, as mother, daughter, sister and wife, a wonderful human being.”
Diana
“A fast paced, can-not-put-it-down read, engaging from start to finish, exploring deep levels of human emotion and behavior. Beautifully and subtly conveys the joy, heartache, and persistence of love in all its forms.”
Charlotte
“Loved it! It grabs you from the start; the balancing act of love, career and deciding who to trust.”
Jennifer
“I melted into Arielle’s voyage after just a few pages. The book is engaging from the start and written in manner that makes the reader feel like they are right in the middle of her journey. A must read for sure!”
Mary Ellen
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ISBN 978-1483939803
Imagination Arts Publications
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