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Praise for
Painting the Light:
“Gunning delivers an atmospheric, character-driven story of a young woman’s struggle at the turn of the 20th century . . . In Ida, Gunning has created a captivating personality. This is one that lingers well after the final page is turned.”
—Publisher’s Weekly
‘“Gunning vividly evokes the volatile weather rolling in off the Atlantic and the rustic farming life of the time. Hardships that are a sea-change from Ida’s privileged past are balanced with breathtaking natural beauty . -- Booklist
“Shipwrecks and portraits, bicycles and women's suffrage--all these enter into the plot of this excellent summer title.”
— AudioFile
“Sally Cabot Gunning’s compelling novel ’Painting The Light’ doesn’t just get the colors of Martha’s Vineyard right, but her prose gets every nuance in the complex relationships involving her protagonist, Ida.”
— The Martha’s Vineyard Times