“This is a powerful, sensual and gripping portrait of the forging of an artist’s soul.” MADELEINE MILLER, author of Circe

“Rapturous and razor sharp all at once, The Age of Light fearlessly unzips anything we might know of Lee Miller as model and muse and recasts her as artist, free thinker and architect of a singular and unapologetic life. Whitney Scharer is a stunning new discovery. This novel sparks on every page.” — PAULA MCLAIN, New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Wife

“In incandescent prose, Whitney Scharer has created an unforgettable heroine discovering her passion, her independence, and her art—and what she must sacrifice to have them. Sweeping from the glamour of 1920s Paris through the battlefields of World War II and into the war’s long shadow, The Age Of Light is a startlingly modern love story and a mesmerizing portrait of a woman’s self-transformation from muse into artist.” – CELESTE NG, New York Times bestselling author of Little Fires Everywhere

"The Age of Light is a sensory, sensual feast: a passionate love story, a clear-eyed examination of an artist’s life, and an evocation of the ways people can make and break each other." - KIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE, author of The Girl of Ink and Stars

“A stunning debut - fascinating, evocative and beautifully written. I loved it.” - JILL MANSELL, Sunday Times Bestselling author Three Amazing Things About You

“A dazzling novel of decadence, passion, art and betrayal . . . I adored it.” - LUCY DIAMOND, Sunday Times Bestselling author of On A Beautiful Day

"From the opium dens of Paris to Man Ray's darkroom The Age of Light is drawn with the exactness of a photograph… The Age of Light is mesmerising, beautifully written and deeply convincing. I loved it.' - ELIZABETH MACNEAL, author of The Doll Factory

Whitney Scharer will be coming to the UK for a tour 21-27 February 2019. Events to be announced soon.