Nor the Arrow That Flies by Day

by Robert Gerard Hunt

Harpers Ferry, Virginia, 1859. As the school year comes to a close, eleven-year-old Iris Clay is full of hope and wonder. She seeks to learn everything there is to know about the world so that she can become a great teacher. She wishes for a worthy companion for her widowed father. She tries to make sense of the actions of the local bully. But like everyone in town, she cannot imagine the explosive event that is to come that autumn, nor the many ways in which it will forever change the lives of everyone she knows. Because eighteen months before the first shot is fired at Fort Sumter, the everyday citizens of Harpers Ferry will become helplessly entangled in an infamous occurrence, a lightning strike that will spark the fuse leading to Civil War.

186 pages, Paperback

Published March 30, 2023

About the author

Robert Gerard Hunt is a writer and musical artist based in Columbus, Ohio. He is the author of the historical novel "Nor the Arrow That Flies by Day" and the story collection "You'll Probably Need Stitches: Stories and Selected Fiction." As a recording artist, Robert is the writer, producer and performer of the autobiographical concept albums "Flatland" and "Eyes on Me." In addition, he is the photographer, digital illustrator and graphic designer behind the packaging of his commercial projects.