{"product_id":"days-of-light-by-megan-hunter-9781529010206","title":"Days of Light","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThink One Day\u003c\/em\u003e written by (and starring) Virginia Woolf . . . Lyrical and captivating -\u003cem\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘Radiant, absorbing, sensual’ - Joanna Quinn, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Whalebone Theatre\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘Beautiful’ - Sophie Elmhirst, author of \u003cem\u003eMaurice and Maralyn\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom Megan Hunter, author of \u003cem\u003eThe End We Start From\u003c\/em\u003e - now a major film starring Jodie Comer - and taking inspiration from the influential Bloomsbury Group, \u003cem\u003eDays of Light\u003c\/em\u003e is a sweeping, gorgeous story for fans of \u003cem\u003eMothering Sunday\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Hours\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEaster Sunday, 1938. Ivy is nineteen and ready for her life to finally begin. In the idyllic Sussex countryside, her sprawling, bohemian family and their friends gather for lunch, awaiting the arrival of a longed-for guest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a single, enchanted afternoon that ends in tragedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDays later, at a funeral, Ivy is kissed by the man she will marry, and grieves with the woman who will become the love of her life. And this is only the beginning . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eChronicling six pivotal days across six decades, \u003cem\u003eDays of Light\u003c\/em\u003e moves through the Second World War and the twentieth century on a radiant journey through a life lived in pursuit of love and in search of an answer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘Wonderful, luminous’ - Mark Haddon, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘The characters stay with you in the best way’ - Sarah Moss, author of \u003cem\u003eSummerwater\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘Sublime. Wielding tremendous emotional power, it is a novel that is both raw and reverent’ - Hannah Kent, author of \u003cem\u003eBurial Rites\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47666778636524,"sku":"9781529010206","price":28.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781529010206-days-of-light.jpg?v=1779782337","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/days-of-light-by-megan-hunter-9781529010206","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}