"In its storytelling heft, its moral rectitude, the solemn magnificence of its writing and the splendor of its hymns to New York City, is a spiritual pendant to Winter's Tale and every bit as extraordinary.Even the most stubbornly resistant readers will soon be disarmed by the nobility of the novel's sentiments and seduced by the pure music of its prose. In the end, Harry must summon the strength of his wartime experience to fight for Catherine, and risk everything. Catherine's choice of Harry over her longtime fiancé endangers Harry's livelihood and threatens his life. They pursue one another in a romance played out in Broadway theaters, Long Island mansions, the offices of financiers, and the haunts of gangsters. He is the acclaimed author of Winters Tale, A Soldier of the Great War, Freddy and Fredericka, The Pacific, Ellis Island, Memoir from Antproof Case, and numerous other works. He served in the Israeli Infantry Corps, Israeli Air Force, and British Merchant Navy. Yet his life is upended by a single encounter with the young singer and heiress Catherine Thomas Hale, as each falls for the other in an instant. MARK HELPRIN was educated at Harvard, Princeton, Columbia, and Oxford. Harry Copeland, a World War II veteran, has returned home to run the family business. Louis Post-Dispatch ' 'In Sunlight and in Shadow' takes a huge bite out of one very complex Apple, blending aspects of its art and commerce into a story that pulses not just with romance, but also with an energy befitting America’s most vibrant city. In the summer of 1946, New York City pulses with energy. An epic love story set in post-war New York, by the best-selling author of Winter's Tale.
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