# The Shadow of the Sun

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- Book: [The Shadow of the Sun](https://www.bookquiver.com/a-s-byatt/the-shadow-of-the-sun) ([The Shadow of the Sun.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/a-s-byatt/the-shadow-of-the-sun.md))
- Authors: [Antonia S. Byatt](https://www.bookquiver.com/a-s-byatt)
- Publisher: Vintage
- ISBN: 978-00-9988-960-1
- Pages: 368
- Published: 2018-12-06
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

It is the height of summer. After she is expelled from boarding school, Anna Severell returns to the strict, orderly house of her father, a celebrated novelist. The family is soon joined by Oliver Canning, a talented young academic who urges her to take control of her future. As autumn begins and Anna enters university, the pair grow closer. A single mistake, however, could put her newfound independence at risk…