{"product_id":"leonora-in-the-morning-light-9781982120528","title":"Leonora in the Morning Light","description":"\u003cb\u003e*One of \u003ci\u003eOprah Daily\u003c\/i\u003e's Most Anticipated Historical Fiction Novels That Will Sweep You Away*\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Michaela Carter's training as a poet and painter shines through from the first page of this vivid, gorgeous novel based on the lives of Leonora Carrington and Max Ernst. Told with all the wild magic and mystery of the Surrealists themselves, \u003ci\u003eLeonora in the Morning Light\u003c\/i\u003e fearlessly illuminates the life and work of a formidable female artist.\" --Whitney Scharer, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Light\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor fans of Amy Bloom's \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhite Houses \u003c\/i\u003eand Colm Tóibín's \u003ci\u003eThe Master\u003c\/i\u003e, a \"gorgeously written, meticulously researched\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e (Jillian Cantor, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHalf Life\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e novel about Surrealist artist Leonora Carrington and the art, drama, and romance that defined her coming-of-age during World War II.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e1940. \u003c\/b\u003eA train carrying exiled German prisoners from a labor camp arrives in southern France. Within moments, word spreads that Nazi capture is imminent, and the men flee for the woods, desperate to disappear across the Spanish border. One stays behind, determined to ride the train until he reaches home, to find a woman he refers to simply as \"her.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e1937. \u003c\/b\u003eLeonora Carrington is a twenty-year-old British socialite and painter when she meets Max Ernst, an older, married artist whose work has captivated Europe. She follows him to Paris, into the vibrant world of studios and cafes where rising visionaries of the Surrealist movement like Andre Breton, Pablo Picasso, Lee Miller, Man Ray, and Salvador Dali are challenging conventional approaches to art and life. Inspired by their freedom, Leonora begins to experiment with her own work, translating vivid stories of her youth onto canvas and gaining recognition under her own name. It is a bright and glorious age of enlightenment--until war looms over Europe and headlines emerge denouncing Max and his circle as \"degenerates,\" leading to his arrest and imprisonment. Left along as occupation spreads throughout the countryside, Leonora battles terrifying circumstances to survive, reawakening past demons that threaten to consume her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Leonora and Max embark on remarkable journeys together and apart, the full story of their tumultuous and passionate love affair unfolds, spanning time and borders as they seek to reunite and reclaim their creative power in a world shattered by war. When their paths cross with Peggy Guggenheim, an art collector and socialite working to help artists escape to America, nothing will be the same. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on true events and historical figures, \u003ci\u003eLeonora in the Morning Light \u003c\/i\u003eis \"a deeply involving historical tale of tragic lost love, determined survival, the sanctuary of art, and the evolution of a muse into an artist of powerfully provocative feminist expression\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMichaela Carter is a writer, painter, and an award-winning poet. Her novel \u003ci\u003eFurther Out Than You Thought \u003c\/i\u003ewas an Arizona Republic Recommends and AZ Central's Best critic's pick for 2014. Her poetry won the Poetry Society of America, Los Angeles, New Poet's Prize, has been nominated for Pushcart Prizes, and has appeared in numerous anthologies and journals. She is the cofounder of the independent bookstore The Peregrine Book Company, where she works as a buyer. She lives in Prescott, Arizona, with her husband and two dogs, and she can be visited on the web at MichaelaCarter.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Avid Reader Press \/ Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50496168329490,"sku":"9781982120528","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1e5ee9af-70f4-40d3-bea7-71fa1f93b116.jpg?v=1730691381","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/leonora-in-the-morning-light-9781982120528","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}