A captivating young adult novel about the transformative nature of art and its power to transcend time.
“An impressive blend of biography and magical realism.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review
“Vibrant . . . Explores the meaning and making of art, and the intensity of being young.”—BookPage
She is a painter. He is a poet. Their art bridges time.
It is 1978. Merle is in her first year at the Corcoran School of Art, catapulted from her impoverished Appalachian upbringing into a sophisticated, dissipated art scene.
It is also 1870. The teenage poet Arthur Rimbaud is on the verge of breaking through to the images and voice that will make his name.
The meshed power of words and art thins the boundaries between the present and the past—and allows these two troubled, brilliant artists to enter each other's worlds.
“Real enchantment is always sought by our sad, starved world, and rarely found. Elizabeth Hand’s work possesses it in every word.”—Francesca Lia Block
“Suffused with powerful images of light, this intensely lyrical portrait of two androgynous young artists who magically traverse a century to briefly escape their equally disturbing worlds expands the themes of artistic isolation and passion.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review
“[Elizabeth] Hand returns with a surreal tale of art’s ability to transcend time. [Her] descriptions of art and poetry . . . are breathtaking.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review
“Vibrant . . . Explores the meaning and making of art, and the intensity of being young.”—BookPage
“While reading Radiant Days, it becomes clear that what elevates Hand’s work above that of her peers and makes her one of the strongest writers for teens today is the gorgeousness of her language. Readers of her adult mysteries and sly fantasies will have learned to expect nothing less but for teens navigating a sea of interchangeable and forgettable paranormal titles, the images and emotions Hand conjures up will likely startle and shock.”—Booklist
Elizabeth Hand is the award-winning author of many novels for adults, as well as a widely published reviewer. She lives in Lincolnville, Maine.
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A captivating young adult novel about the transformative nature of art and its power to transcend time.
“An impressive blend of biography and magical realism.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review
“Vibrant . . . Explores the meaning and making of art, and the intensity of being young.”—BookPage
She is a painter. He is a poet. Their art bridges time.
It is 1978. Merle is in her first year at the Corcoran School of Art, catapulted from her impoverished Appalachian upbringing into a sophisticated, dissipated art scene.
It is also 1870. The teenage poet Arthur Rimbaud is on the verge of breaking through to the images and voice that will make his name.
The meshed power of words and art thins the boundaries between the present and the past—and allows these two troubled, brilliant artists to enter each other's worlds.
Reviews
“Real enchantment is always sought by our sad, starved world, and rarely found. Elizabeth Hand’s work possesses it in every word.”—Francesca Lia Block
“Suffused with powerful images of light, this intensely lyrical portrait of two androgynous young artists who magically traverse a century to briefly escape their equally disturbing worlds expands the themes of artistic isolation and passion.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review
“[Elizabeth] Hand returns with a surreal tale of art’s ability to transcend time. [Her] descriptions of art and poetry . . . are breathtaking.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review
“Vibrant . . . Explores the meaning and making of art, and the intensity of being young.”—BookPage
“While reading Radiant Days, it becomes clear that what elevates Hand’s work above that of her peers and makes her one of the strongest writers for teens today is the gorgeousness of her language. Readers of her adult mysteries and sly fantasies will have learned to expect nothing less but for teens navigating a sea of interchangeable and forgettable paranormal titles, the images and emotions Hand conjures up will likely startle and shock.”—Booklist
Author
Elizabeth Hand is the award-winning author of many novels for adults, as well as a widely published reviewer. She lives in Lincolnville, Maine.
View titles by Elizabeth Hand
