Stories to give, stories to keep.
Why We Miss · Gift Two
Restoration does not arrive as a new beginning.
A blue bag on a bed. A familiar street. A room no one wants to lose. Four Wayona Lan stories of family, choice, and the things people keep.
What this book offers
A familiar place can hold more than anyone else realizes. These stories follow the attachments, decisions, and small repairs that make change feel personal. Wyona and her family bring warmth and humor to moments that are rarely as simple as they first appear.
Give it to someone who keeps things for a reason, or who enjoys stories that take the time to understand that reason. It offers company for a quiet afternoon and a gentle way into talking about what we hope to keep.
Inside Gift Two
Original stories, paintings throughout the book, and a page to write who it is for, who it is from, and the date you give it.
Select a painting to see it in full.
Who will you give it to?
For someone who knows that family life holds both affection and unfinished conversations. Give it to a reader who notices the small things and likes a story that leaves room to think.
For adult readers who enjoy stories of family and later life. Read the excerpt below to see whether this is the book for the person you have in mind.
A moment inside the book
An excerpt from A Little More Light by Sophi Garcia.
No one asked her to stay.
Perla set a small blue bag on the bed and began folding her clothes into it. Wyona disliked the bag immediately.
It was not large. One dress. A nightgown. The good comb Perla kept wrapped in a handkerchief. Still, the bag changed the room. It gave the afternoon somewhere else to go.
"You are taking the green dress," Wyona said.
Perla held it against herself. "Blue."
"It used to be green."
"It was never green."
"Then it has aged badly."
Perla folded the dress and placed it beside the nightgown.
She had been invited to Elena's house for Mina's school performance. The program began early the next morning, and Elena had said it would be easier if Perla slept there.
Easier.
The story continues in A Little More Light.
© 2026 Sophi Garcia. All rights reserved.
A story to read. A book to give.
Give a physical book
A book to hold, inscribe, and place in someone’s hands.
A gift for Thanksgiving, Christmas, or a visit made special.
Our first release will be the physical gift edition. We are preparing the print details with care.
Tell me when I can orderRead digitally
Keep the stories and artwork close on your tablet or computer.
A digital edition is planned to follow the physical release. Format, price, and availability will be shared when confirmed.
Prices and ordering details will appear here when each edition is ready. You can read the excerpt and explore all three books today.
Gift-edition design preview: the gold page edges show the proposed finish. Final print details will be confirmed before ordering.
Current illustrated edition: 199 pages · English
Before you choose
A Little More Light is gift two in Why We Miss, the Wyona Lan collection. It contains the four stories listed above. Start with The Ones Still Here to enter Wyona’s world, then continue through the three books.
It may suit someone who enjoys adult literary fiction about family and later life. You might read a passage together during a visit, or leave the book for them to enjoy at their own pace. Choose with their interests and reading comfort in mind.
Use the excerpt above and its text-size buttons. The current book interiors use standard print. Digital reading options will be listed with the edition when it becomes available.
These are works of fiction about relationships, aging, care, memory, and personal choices. They include illness, loss, and difficult family moments alongside warmth and everyday humor.
More from Wyona Lan
Gift One
For the people who have been beside us all along.
Gift Three
Care can enter a room and still forget to ask.
The next chapter
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Planning a gift? We’ll share shipping information when it is confirmed, so you can choose with time to spare.
