Vanessa Lafaye Books In Order

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Vanessa LaFaye was an American published author.

She was born on June 17, 1963 in Tallahassee, Florida. She passed away on February 28, 2018.

Vanessa was an author born in American but who lived in England. She had a constant thirst for adventure, something that ended up bringing her over to Europe in 1987. She experienced first France and then later England.

Vanessa spent a number of years in academic publishing, including in the Oxford University Press. Vanessa wrote two acclaimed novels that were set in Florida. One was Summertime (which came out under the alternate title Under a Dark Summer Sky for American audiences) and then First Light. Her final novel was set to be published posthumously, titled Miss Marley.

The author founded the Marlborough Community Choir in Wiltshire, England. She would talk about the impact that living with cancer had on her through her blog, Living While Dying.

Under a Dark Summer Sky is a 2015 novel by Vanessa LaFaye. The UK edition was released under the title ‘Summertime’. This debut novel is a love story set in a time with a lot of upheaval and shows a major natural disaster. If you’ve been looking for something new to read this summer or any season, check out this novel and see what you think.

The place is Florida and the year is 1935. In Heron Key, you can often see that relationships can get really tangled up, sometimes becoming as twisted up as the mangrove roots in the swamp. It’s been 18 years since Henry went to war, but Missy has waited.

She has kept busy by cleaning the Kincaids’ house and counting stars. Now he has returned at last but she doesn’t really recognize the person that he is. He’s a veteran but he has also turned desperate and destitute. He seems like he doesn’t know what to expect from the future but he also has a lot of shame about his past.

It’s hurricane season, and tens of thousands of white and black men have come home scarred by war in Europe and finding themselves abandoned to being poor thanks to the United States government. The small and segregated community has also been overwhelmed by men who have been broken by war and have new ideas about racial equality.

Then a woman is found beaten close to death sometime after the 4th of July barbecue. The suspicion falls upon Henry and he gets accused of the crime, which causes tensions to go up. As the tensions continue to increase, the barometer starts to go down– a sure sign that a huge hurricane is headed their way.

This book is based on real events that happened in history and shows what can happen when people are pushed to their limit. Meanwhile, the strongest hurricane ever to hit America is on its way. Find out what happens in this story based on a real life tragedy and historical events by picking up a copy of Under a Dark Summer Sky.

At First Light is a 2017 book by Vanessa LaFaye. Interested in historical fiction or reading more of the work of this excellent author? Check out their second book where they bring history to life in another story set in Florida.

The year is 1993 and the setting is Key West, Florida. A Ku Klux Klan official is standing in the middle of the daytime light when they are suddenly shot with no warning. All of the eyes focus on the individual with the gun, who is a Cuban woman of 96 years old who isn’t going to saying anything except admitting her guilt.

Then the year is 1919. Alicia Cortez is someone who is mixed race who has come to Key West exiled in disgrace from her family, who live in Havana. There is also John Morales, a war hero with baggage and issues. He’s come back on the last United States troop ship from Europe.

Love has brought them closer even in a time of racial segregation, and as a side effect, people are watching them. This includes Dwayne Campbell, about to become a man and doing his best to do the right thing. But when the KKK suddenly comes to town, all bets may suddenly be off. This novel was inspired by real life events that occurred. Check out this book to follow along with every word and to find out how the story ends.