The Weight of Light
Literary Fiction

The Weight of Light

The quiet one. The debut that proved Charlie Glass was not messing around. A story about finding yourself by losing everything you thought you knew.

Published 2018
Publisher Glass & Carson Press
Pages 276
The Debut That Started Everything

About the Book

The Glass Meridian follows the Harmon family across three generations — from the sun-bleached villages of southern Italy to the restless streets of postwar Brooklyn, and finally to the quiet suburbs where secrets go to hide in plain sight.

At the center of the story is Elena, a woman caught between the weight of her grandmother's silence and the expectations of a world that demands she forget. When a box of old photographs surfaces during a house clearance, Elena is drawn into a labyrinth of memory, betrayal, and the fragile bonds that hold families together.

Written with Glass's signature blend of poetic precision and emotional depth, The Glass Meridian is a meditation on what we inherit, what we choose to remember, and the stories we tell ourselves to survive.

Press & Reviews

Press & Reviews

★★★★★

A tour de force of literary fiction. Glass navigates the complexities of generational memory with breathtaking grace.

The New York Times
★★★★★

Impossible to put down. Glass proves once again why she is one of the most important voices in contemporary fiction.

The Washington Post
★★★★★

Exquisite prose and unforgettable characters make this Glass's finest work yet. A modern classic in the making.

Kirkus Reviews

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