{"product_id":"days-of-light-megan-hunter-9780802164773","title":"Days of Light","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA sweeping, sensual historical novel about one woman's unconventional life lived in search of an answer by the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe End We Start From\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Harpy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eShe marvels at the way a single day can unravel everything, like ribbon pulled from a present.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2017, Megan Hunter burst onto the literary scene with her debut novel, \u003ci\u003eThe End We Start From\u003c\/i\u003e, a startlingly beautiful story of climate change and motherhood that is now a feature film starring Jodi Comer. Her second book, \u003ci\u003eThe Harpy\u003c\/i\u003e, fiercely explored marriage and power through a dark, imaginative tale of revenge. A writer of remarkable range, Hunter now delivers her first historical novel, a gorgeous story of art, desire, and faith set against the backdrop of a changing England.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEaster Sunday, 1938. Ivy is nineteen and ready for her life to finally begin. Her sprawling, bohemian family and their friends gather in the idyllic English countryside for lunch, arranging themselves around well-worn roles. They trade political views and artistic arguments as they impatiently await the arrival and first sight of Frances, the new beau of Ivy's beloved older brother, Joseph. In this auspicious atmosphere of springtime, Ivy's world feels on the cusp of something grand-but neither she nor those closest to her predicts how a single, enchanted evening will alter the rest of their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA radiant, philosophical, and intimate journey through time, \u003ci\u003eDays of Light\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles six pivotal days across six decades to tell the story of Ivy's pursuit of answers--to the events of this fateful Easter Sunday and to the shifting desires of her own heart. Moving through the Second World War up to the close of the 20th century, Hunter captures the galvanic love and transformative moments that define a winding, beautiful life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Megan Hunter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0802164773\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802164773\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grove Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/10\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Megan Hunter","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46372267327743,"sku":"9780802164773","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d10da3f3-62f0-4ee0-af40-ee190ab2de4e.jpg?v=1732725483","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/days-of-light-megan-hunter-9780802164773","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}