June 21, 2013
Transformation, Secrets, and a World in Flux
A review of Julie Czerneda’s A Turn of Light (Daw, 2013). By Derek Newman-Stille Julie Czerneda’s A Turn of Light is a transformative text on multiple levels. It is about Jenn Nalynn, a girl on the cusp of womanhood who is confronted with her own changing nature and the need to understand her own place and what has shaped her...