{"product_id":"light-changes-everything-9781250756527","title":"Light Changes Everything","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"I adored stepping into to the world of the Prines through tough-as-rawhide Mary Pearl. \u003ci\u003eLight Changes Everything\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel as gritty and authentic as the women of the Arizona Territory. Nancy E. Turner brings the west and its people fully to life.\"\u003cb\u003e -Lisa Wingate, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBefore We Were Yours\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBestselling author Nancy E. Turner returns to the world of Sarah Agnes Prine through the wide-eyes of her irrepressible young niece, Mary Pearl.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's the summer of 1907 and the sun is scorching down on Mary Pearl in the Arizona Territory. Mary Pearl and her sister Esther take their minds off the heat by sneaking banned Jane Austen novels from Aunt Sarah Elliot's lively bookshelf. Whispered read alouds preoccupy their nights, and reveries of getting hitched to their own Mr. Darcy   la \u003ci\u003ePride and Prejudice\u003c\/i\u003e swirl through their daydreams. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn walks old-fashioned and old-money suitor Aubrey Hanna, here to whisk seventeen year old Mary Pearl off her feet with a forbidden kiss and a hasty engagement. With the promise of high society outings and a rich estate, Aubrey's lustful courtship quickly creates petty tension among the three generations of Prine women. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs autumn approaches all too quickly, Mary Pearl's Wheaton College acceptance hinders quick marriage preparations. Days of travel by horse and by train carry her deep into a sophisticated new world of Northern girls' schooling. Looking for friendship but finding foes, Mary Pearl not only learns how to write, read, and draw, but also how to act, dress, and be a woman. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLight Changes Everything\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of a resilient young feminist a century ahead of her time. Full of gumption and spirit, Mary Pearl's evocative coming of age tale is destined to be the next American classic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Dunne Book for St. Martin's Griffin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/03\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250756527\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.90d","brand":"Nancy E. Turner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38026201596085,"sku":"9781250756527","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_26fc5d0c-60ee-4660-8317-d61d128da8c4.jpg?v=1609189749","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/light-changes-everything-9781250756527","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}