A forbidden love blows open the world of a young woman, altering the trajectory of her life.
Postwar America is a time of rigid social rules. But when effervescent, seventeen-year-old Nora moves to Florida, she finds paradise—especially after she meets and wins over shy, brilliant Leonard. His mother is welcoming, but his father is suspicious of Nora and her lower-class family.
When coerced into breaking off all contact with Leonard, Nora makes a decision that exiles her from the family she loves, and sets off a chain of secrets and betrayals that will follow her for years.
Laura Moriarty’s Sunlight Finds You explores ideas about family, female desire, sexism, motherhood and prejudice. It’s about our capacity to forgive—ourselves and others—and about finding happiness by refusing to settle for a life that is less than full.
A compelling and warm-hearted love story for readers of Anne Patchett’s Tom Lake and Patrick Ryan’s Buckeye.
'Perfectly captures the joy and exquisite pain of first love, and the sacrifices that change our lives forever. I adored it.' Toni Jordan
‘The perfect summer read... Propulsive and drenched in light, just like the title.’ Jenna Bush Hager
‘The kind of book that makes you lean closer, then hold your breath as the beauty and betrayal unfold. I couldn’t stop reading. I couldn’t stop hoping. What an extraordinary novel!’ Ariel Lawhon
‘Gorgeous character-driven novel…While Leonard goes off to the Korean War, Nora’s faced with an impossible choice that will change their lives forever.’ People
‘Radiant...What begins as a teenage romance in 1950s Florida becomes an intimate, deeply moving story of separation, sacrifice, and self-determination—and of how early love shapes the lives we carry forward.’ Christina Baker Kline
Genre: Historical
Postwar America is a time of rigid social rules. But when effervescent, seventeen-year-old Nora moves to Florida, she finds paradise—especially after she meets and wins over shy, brilliant Leonard. His mother is welcoming, but his father is suspicious of Nora and her lower-class family.
When coerced into breaking off all contact with Leonard, Nora makes a decision that exiles her from the family she loves, and sets off a chain of secrets and betrayals that will follow her for years.
Laura Moriarty’s Sunlight Finds You explores ideas about family, female desire, sexism, motherhood and prejudice. It’s about our capacity to forgive—ourselves and others—and about finding happiness by refusing to settle for a life that is less than full.
A compelling and warm-hearted love story for readers of Anne Patchett’s Tom Lake and Patrick Ryan’s Buckeye.
'Perfectly captures the joy and exquisite pain of first love, and the sacrifices that change our lives forever. I adored it.' Toni Jordan
‘The perfect summer read... Propulsive and drenched in light, just like the title.’ Jenna Bush Hager
‘The kind of book that makes you lean closer, then hold your breath as the beauty and betrayal unfold. I couldn’t stop reading. I couldn’t stop hoping. What an extraordinary novel!’ Ariel Lawhon
‘Gorgeous character-driven novel…While Leonard goes off to the Korean War, Nora’s faced with an impossible choice that will change their lives forever.’ People
‘Radiant...What begins as a teenage romance in 1950s Florida becomes an intimate, deeply moving story of separation, sacrifice, and self-determination—and of how early love shapes the lives we carry forward.’ Christina Baker Kline
Genre: Historical
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