Welcome back PATTI CALLAHAN HENRY, Founding member of Friends and Fiction!!
In the war-torn London of 1939, fourteen-year-old Hazel and five-year-old Flora are evacuated to a rural village to escape the horrors of the Second World War. Hazel fills their days with walks and games to distract her young sister, including one that she creates for her sister and her sister alone-a fairy tale about a magical land, a secret place they can escape to that is all their own. But the unthinkable happens when young Flora suddenly vanishes while playing near the banks of the river. Shattered, Hazel blames herself for her sister's disappearance, and she carries that guilt into adulthood as a private burden she feels she deserves. Twenty years later, Hazel is in London, ready to move on from her job at a cozy rare bookstore to a career at Sotheby's. Her tidy life is turned upside down when she unwraps a package containing an illustrated book called Whisperwood and the River of Stars. Hazel never told a soul about the imaginary world she created just for Flora. Could this book hold the secrets to Flora's disappearance? Could it be a sign that her beloved sister is still alive after all these years?
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"A world war and a fairy tale collide in the British countryside in 1940-and Patti Callahan Henry is the perfect novelist to explore how the living are forever changed. The Secret Book of Flora Lea is a treasure: moving, surprising, and deeply evocative of an England that everyday walked the tightrope between heartbreak and hope.” -Chris Bohjalian, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Lioness and The Flight Attendant
New York Times Bestselling Author
Date: Friday, May 5th 2023
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Location: Caffe Piccolo-9428 Ocean Hwy, Pawleys Island, SC 29585
Your ticket includes an author presentation from a New York Times Bestselling Author, a signed copy of the book at 10% off (this offer is only available at our exclusive events) meet & greet, personalized book signing, plated lunch, dessert, and beverages of coffee, tea & water.
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