A Sky Painted Gold

By Laura Wood

Book Overview

The Great Gatsby meets I Capture the Castle in this gorgeously dreamy coming-of-age romance perfect for fans of A Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue.

It is the summer of 1929. Lou Trevelyan is a small-town girl with big dreams of becoming a writer. Then she meets the Cardew siblings: the bubbly Caitlin and her handsome, enigmatic brother, Robert. Lou is swept into their glittering whirlwind of moonlit parties, unrivaled glamour, and whispered secrets. As she falls deeper into the world of high society, Lou must find a way to stay true to herself . . . and her heart.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0593127226
• ISBN13: 9780593127223
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 5.7" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

A lyrical masterpiece!

Utterly enrapturing from the first magnificent line. From its wistful longing to the intoxicating dreamland of whimsy and extravagance, this story swept me into its shimmering, gilded world of 1920’s glamour, draped in billowing silk and burgeoning with secrets and scandal. Allow me to gush and fawn hopelessly over the delicious dialogue and enamouring characters that oozed personality and charm so effortlessly. I wanted to crawl into the pages and join the conversations. I wanted to steal apples from the orchard and kisses beneath the oak tree. I unashamedly tarried on every page urging myself to slow down and savour the pages that, all too soon, came to a blubbering, sob inducing conclusion 🥹 The dichotomy of Caitlin’s mania and depression was so devastatingly beautiful and conveyed with such deftness that she felt real. The way she is crafted is a master class on characterisation and bringing a multidimensional, hauntingly vivacious character to life. Brilliance. Laura Wood, you’re brilliant. Thank you for this treasure. It’s is abundantly clear you poured your heart into this and I devoured every word.