31 bab Lengkap At twenty-four, Emma Hayes still lives in the house she grew up in - a home haunted not by ghosts, but by the sound of her mother's drinking and her parents' endless arguments. Trapped between duty and fear, Emma spends her days shrinking herself smaller and smaller, afraid to leave, afraid to stay.
When Li Wei, a quiet and kindhearted man from China, starts working at her office, Emma's world shifts - not suddenly, but slowly, like dawn spilling across a dark room. Their connection begins with a simple text about a local festival, and unfolds into something gentle, real, and profoundly human.
As the seasons turn, Li Wei's patience becomes the steady rhythm beside Emma's racing heart. Together, they navigate language barriers, loneliness, and the fragile process of healing. But it isn't love alone that saves her - it's the courage to face her own reflection, to forgive her past, and to finally choose herself.
Spanning the quiet corridors of everyday life and the luminous glow of autumn lanterns, The Festival of Light is a tender, realistic love story about healing from fear, rediscovering hope, and finding peace in the simplest moments.
For readers who cherish slow-burn romance, emotional depth, and stories that feel like coming home, this novel is a reminder that even in our darkest places, light can return - softly, patiently, and beautifully.
