A Single Light Author:Maia Wojciechowska The mother died thinking her baby was a child of God. The father saw his deaf-and-dumb daughter as a punishment for his own sins. Accursed and unnamed, the child grew to her fifteenth year in ignorance. Love for a baby drew her into the human world. Then -- suddenly -- the baby died. THe broken-hearted girl was taken in by the local priest. Work... more »ing in the dark, ancient church, the girl was lonely and unhappy until the day she found another child to love -- a beautiful child made of marble.« less