The Age of Light

“Whitney Scharer’s storytelling is utterly immersive and gorgeous in its details, transporting you into Lee Miller’s life, and her struggles to be taken seriously in a man’s world. This is a powerful, sensual and gripping portrait of the forging of an artist’s soul.”

--Madeline Miller, author of Circe and Song of Achilles

"The Age of Light is a bold, intimate and gorgeous novel—at once a vivid romp through the salons and parties of the Paris art world in the 1930s and a breathtaking close up of a woman battling to be both muse and artist, lover and collaborator, and above all, herself. This is a relevant, utterly enthralling debut from a talented writer who understands the complex intersection of ambition and femininity. I was swept off my feet."

--Jessica Shattuck, author of The Woman in the Castle and The Hazards of Good Breeding

“An extraordinary young woman discovers love and art and betrayal among the artists of 1930s Paris and documents the horrors of war through her singular camera lens. An uplifting, heartbreaking and altogether immersive read.”

--Helen Simonson, bestselling author of The Summer Before the War and Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand

“In incandescent prose, Whitney Scharer has created an unforgettable heroine discovering her passion, her independence, and her art—and what she must sacrifice to have them. Sweeping from the glamour of 1920s Paris through the battlefields of World War II and into the war’s long shadow, The Age of Light  is a startlingly modern love story and a mesmerizing portrait of a woman’s self-transformation from muse into artist.”

--Celeste Ng, author of NYT Bestseller Little Fires Everywhere

“When I first read The Age of Light, I thought it might have been written expressly for me, since it has everything I love in it: photography, sex, love, war, 1920s Paris, a relationship struggle between two artists, a woman’s journey from model to photographer, and the most exquisite writing. Then I realized: this magnetic, addictive novel will beguile every reader. Read it, read it!”

--Jenna Blum, New York Times bestselling author of Those Who Save Us and The Lost Family

“A masterpiece, The Age of Light is a searing, evocative novel of love and war, and a woman's fierce determination to transcend her role as muse and remake the world through her own art. Whitney Scharer is a remarkably gifted storyteller - a major new voice in historical fiction.”

--Dawn Tripp, bestselling author of Georgia and Game of Secrets

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