Love triangles are a tough go because the onus on the author is to present a divergent set of relationships centered around a single protagonist and to do it realistically. The problem with this novel is that not only does the author not get this set of divergent relationships right, she doesn't get any of them right.

Light, Coming Back features a 60ish year old woman married to a crotchety 85ish year old man. Said woman sexually awakens in an unexpected way when she falls for a 30ish year old flower girl. The problem here isn't so much due to the age differences as it is to the fact the some hollow writing never does anything to explain our heroine's attraction to her old husband or to her young lover. That's a major flaw in a book that is supposed to be half emotional reflection and half emotional epiphany. Better luck next time. ( )

A terrific novel I found hard to put down. About a 60 year old woman whose 85 year old musician-husband is dying. She unaccountably falls in love with a young female florist, and has a brief affair. Very beautifully and thoughtfully written. The ends all tie up a little too neatly, but all in all one of the best books I've read recently. ( )

LIGHT,COMING BACK is the best coming-out book about older women that
I have read. It was a nominee for the Lamda Award and for good reason. Highly recommended. ( )