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Pub Date Jul 28 2026 | Archive Date Nov 30 2026


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Description

The Weight of Sunshine is an emotionally charged, multigenerational novel about love, ambition, friendship, and the hidden fractures beneath beautiful lives. Set against the privileged worlds of Los Angeles, Manhattan, Napa, and beyond, the story follows Nina Rhodes and Jackson Hart—best friends whose lifelong connection is forever altered by one impulsive night.

Told through a vivid ensemble of voices across decades, The Weight of Sunshine explores grief, desire, family legacy, and the complicated ways people shape—and fail—the ones they love. Lush, intimate, and deeply human, it’s perfect for readers drawn to immersive literary fiction with the emotional intensity of a prestige television drama.

The Weight of Sunshine is an emotionally charged, multigenerational novel about love, ambition, friendship, and the hidden fractures beneath beautiful lives. Set against the privileged worlds of Los...


Advance Praise

“The Weight of Sunshine is a luxurious dispatch of legacy and wealth that stretches from the beaches of California to New York City to the vineyards of Napa. Amid 5-star hotels and sips of Macallan 18, Robin Maguire’s characters never stop feeling real and troubled—and no amount of money can resolve their human conditions. This multi-generational story had me invested and moved until the very last page.”—Dana Calvo, creator of “Good Girls Revolt” 

“Robin Maguire has created a world as complicated as it is beautiful. Replete with searing insight into love and its shadow grief, wry humor and views of wine country from northern California to southern France—I tried to savor her book the way you’re supposed to savor a good vintage but ended up devouring it all in one sitting.”—Lola Kirke, author of Wild West Village  

“Maguire spins a wild, sometimes-frenetic tale anchored by free spirits whom readers won’t easily forget.”  —Kirkus Reviews 

“Smart, romantic, funny, immensely satisfying, and deeply moving, Robin Maguire’s The Weight of Sunshine runs on jet fuel. It launches you into a high-octane world that’s both wildly brash and life-affirming. A great getaway of a novel.”   —Lewis Robinson, author of The Islanders”


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The Weight of Sunshine

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“The Weight of Sunshine is a luxurious dispatch of legacy and wealth that stretches from the beaches of California to New York City to the vineyards of Napa. Amid 5-star hotels and sips of Macallan...


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EDITION Paperback
ISBN 9781962931748
PRICE $19.95 (USD)
PAGES 354

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