Light In The Head By Brian LanganISBN 10 1853719056ISBN 13 9781853719059OCLC Number 43378057Library of Congress Catalogue Card Number Publisher Poolbeg Press1999_________________________________________Uploaders NotesHTML Epub with SigilSpellchecked FormattedValidated with ADE Sumatra Browser_________________________________________At the exact moment of Lukes conception his mother Avril saw stars Thus opens Light in the Head the first novel from young Irish writer Brian Langan and having set the tone he takes us through the story of the protagonists birth and extraordinary life Luke is no ordinary baby he has a gift he can speak through dazzling light and extraordinary colours which literally pour out of the top of his head Understandably Lukes gift causes havoc for his putupon parents Fran and Avril and makes him an object of unwanted attention from the media and various religious zealots As the story unfolds we find out that other more sinister characters have an interest in Luke and his powers the shadowy Dark Man and an assortment of conmen and along the way we see him dodge kidnap attempts try to revive the dead join the circus and perform more light shows than the aurora borealis