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DAYS OF SUN AND SHADOW: Born into tragedy but gifted with a powerful connection to the natural world, a resilient young woman comes of age amid the wild beauty of early-1800s Alabama and Arkansas in this incandescent, hauntingly moving epic about home, horses, human connection, and the transcendent beauty of nature.
India Hayford is a writer from Natrona County. Her debut novel, The Song of the Blue Bottle Tree, was named a 2025 Arkansas Gem by the Arkansas Center for the Book, an affiliate of the Library of Congress Center for the Book. A short story collection, Howl, won the 2023 Neltje Blanchan Memorial Writing Award for best work inspired by nature. Nonfiction articles have appeared in multiple publications, including Wyoming Wildlife, Needle Arts, and Threads. Her second novel, Days of Sun and Shadow, will be released by Kensington Publishing Corporation on June 30, 2026.
Barnes and Noble Presale

DAYS OF SUN AND SHADOW: Born into tragedy but gifted with a powerful connection to the natural world, a resilient young woman comes of age amid the wild beauty of early-1800s Alabama and Arkansas in this incandescent, hauntingly moving epic about home, horses, human connection, and the transcendent beauty of nature.
India Hayford is a writer from Natrona County. Her debut novel, The Song of the Blue Bottle Tree, was named a 2025 Arkansas Gem by the Arkansas Center for the Book, an affiliate of the Library of Congress Center for the Book. A short story collection, Howl, won the 2023 Neltje Blanchan Memorial Writing Award for best work inspired by nature. Nonfiction articles have appeared in multiple publications, including Wyoming Wildlife, Needle Arts, and Threads. Her second novel, Days of Sun and Shadow, will be released by Kensington Publishing Corporation on June 30, 2026.