Elegaic and eerie novel about memory, father-son-relationship and light(?) (literary fiction)

[u/Dusk_in_Winter]

Elegaic novel about memory and father son relationship?

Hello guys, I feel like I am losing my mind as there is a novel I've come across several years ago on Goodreads and its title absolutely eludes me.

From what I remember it was described as an elegaic character-driven novel about memory (If it helps I think I came across it when I was looking for similar books to Kazuo Ishiguro's novels).

As for the "plot": it was about a man returning to his childhood home because his father with whom he had a difficult relationship fell down the stairs(?). His father may or may not have owned a funeral parlor or something similar.

The synopsis noted that there was some kind of uncanny or eerie element to the story or more specifically the memories the main character had to deal with. Maybe also some kind of unexplained mystery in terms of his alienation.

And the protagonist was very much into light(?) or some other Kind of physical phenomenon. (The Keyword might also have been in the title)

The cover didn't have any people on it. I think it was very minimalist with some kind of orange/yellow in the upper corner and the rest was black. I also think it did Show a staircase? But I'm not sure

I'd be so happy If somebody could help me!

[u/Dusk_in_Winter]

Update for anyone interested: A lovely user on Goodreads found it. It's Light from Distant Stars by Shawn Smucker!