{"product_id":"pale-morning-light-with-violet-swan-a-novel-of-a-life-in-art-paperback","title":"Pale Morning Light with Violet Swan: A Novel of a Life in Art - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDeborah Reed\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe story of a famous abstract painter at the end of her life--her family, her art, and the long-buried secrets that won't stay hidden for much longer.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ninety-three-year-old Violet Swan has spent a lifetime translating tragedy and hardship into art, becoming famous for her abstract paintings, which evoke tranquility, innocence, and joy. For nearly a century Violet has lived a peaceful, private life of painting on the coast of Oregon. The \"business of Violet\" is run by her only child, Francisco, and his wife, Penny. But shortly before Violet's death, an earthquake sets a series of events in motion, and her deeply hidden past begins to resurface. When her beloved grandson returns home with a family secret in tow, Violet is forced to come to terms with the life she left behind so long ago--a life her family knows nothing about. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A generational saga set against the backdrop of twentieth-century America and into the present day, \u003ci\u003ePale Morning Light with\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eViolet Swan\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of a girl who escaped rural Georgia at fourteen during World War II, crossing the country alone and broke. It is the story of how that girl met the man who would become her devoted husband, how she became a celebrated artist, and above all, how her life, inspired by nothing more than the way she imagined it to be, would turn out to be her greatest masterpiece.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDEBORAH REED is the author of the novels\u003ci\u003e The Days When Birds Come Back, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eOlivay, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThings We Set on Fire\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCarry Yourself Back to Me\u003c\/i\u003e. She has written two thrillers under the pen name Audrey Braun. She lives on the coast of Oregon and is the owner of Cloud and Leaf, an independent bookstore in Manzanita, Oregon. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 06, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44313558548582,"sku":"9780544817364","price":23.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/QUEvekxPS2wxVUVkRG9HR3BkUE1lQT09.webp?v=1767941505","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/pale-morning-light-with-violet-swan-a-novel-of-a-life-in-art-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}