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Sunlight Finds You: A Read with Jenna Pick by Laura Moriarty

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"Gorgeous." —People

“The perfect summer read...it is propulsive and drenched in light, just like the title.” —Jenna Bush Hager

“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

“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

A forbidden love blows open the world of a teenage girl, altering the trajectory of her life–from the author of the New York Times bestseller The Chaperone

It’s 1949, and seventeen-year-old Nora has just moved to sun-drenched St. Petersburg, Florida when she falls for Leonard, the shy, brilliant son of transplanted New Yorkers.

Their romance blooms fast in the Florida heat, encouraged by his sophisticated mother and distrusted by his suspicious father — and when his father’s suspicions seem confirmed, Nora is forced to disappear from Leonard’s life entirely.

What she does next changes the rest of her life, setting off a chain of secrets that follows her for decades.

Laura Moriarty, the New York Times bestselling author of The Chaperone, tells this story through an older, wiser Nora looking back on her own choices with clear eyes.

It’s a rich, propulsive novel about class, forgiveness, and refusing to settle for a life that’s less than full.

READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON TODAY

"Gorgeous." —People

“The perfect summer read...it is propulsive and drenched in light, just like the title.” —Jenna Bush Hager

“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

“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

A forbidden love blows open the world of a teenage girl, altering the trajectory of her life–from the author of the New York Times bestseller The Chaperone

It’s 1949, and seventeen-year-old Nora has just moved to sun-drenched St. Petersburg, Florida when she falls for Leonard, the shy, brilliant son of transplanted New Yorkers.

Their romance blooms fast in the Florida heat, encouraged by his sophisticated mother and distrusted by his suspicious father — and when his father’s suspicions seem confirmed, Nora is forced to disappear from Leonard’s life entirely.

What she does next changes the rest of her life, setting off a chain of secrets that follows her for decades.

Laura Moriarty, the New York Times bestselling author of The Chaperone, tells this story through an older, wiser Nora looking back on her own choices with clear eyes.

It’s a rich, propulsive novel about class, forgiveness, and refusing to settle for a life that’s less than full.

  • Publisher: Riverhead Books

    Title: Sunlight Finds You: A Read with Jenna Pick

    Author: Laura Moriarty

    On Sale Date: August 4, 2026

    ISBN 13: 9781594487170

    ISBN 10: 1594487170

    Format: Hardcover

    Retail Price: $32.00

    Page Count: 464

    Dimensions: 6 x 9

  • Laura Moriarty teaches creative writing at the University of Kansas and lives in Lawrence, Kansas. Sunlight Finds You is her sixth novel, following the New York Times bestseller The Chaperone, which was adapted into a feature film by the creators of Downton Abbey.

  • Critics and fellow bestselling authors are calling it poignant, vivid, and rewarding:

    • “A poignant story about desperate choices, secrets, shame, and assumptions.” —Booklist

    • “A vivid picture of a time that’s recognizable yet seems very far away.” —BookPage

    • “A rich, rewarding slice of history.” —Kirkus Reviews (STARRED REVIEW)

    • “I couldn’t stop reading. I couldn’t stop hoping.” —Ariel Lawhon, New York Times bestselling author of The Frozen River

This book is for you if

  • You want to watch a forbidden 1949 St. Petersburg romance ripple forward into a woman’s whole adult life.

  • You’re curious how Cold War-era class snobbery could quietly end a teenage love affair.

  • You prefer narrators who look back on their younger selves with clear eyes instead of excuses.

  • You loved The Chaperone and want Laura Moriarty’s next deeply researched, character-driven era piece.

  • You want a book about extending forgiveness to the people — including yourself — who got it wrong the first time.

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