The elderly couple in this fine novel, a retired schoolteacher and the doctor with whom she has had a lifelong, tender love affair, find that, almost by accident, they have forfeited control of their own lives. Trapped in a nursing home, they are the victims of the biblical "apostles of light," the deceitful do-gooders who profess righteousness. In subtle, elegant prose Ellen Douglas recounts a gripping story of their brave attempt to free themselves from a dreadful plight. They must confront both their corrupt and evil custodians and their well-meaning younger relatives who are tempted by greed, ambition, cowardice, and indifference.
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{{cite book|author=Ellen Douglas |date=1994 |orig-date=1973 |title=Apostles of light |url=https://archive.org/details/apostlesoflightn00doug |publication-place=Jackson, MS |publisher=Banner Books |isbn=0-87805-737-4 |lccn=94032158 |oclc=502630767 |ol=1106919M}}