When Emmy Hamilton's mother encourages her to buy the local book store, Folly's Finds, she hopes it will distract her daughter from the loss of her husband.
Janie Hamilton purchases a local book store and discovers some old love letters tucked into a used book that brings her closer to the previous owner's sister in this novel from the award-winning author of The Memory of Water.
Peter pulled out a nickel and slapped it on the counter. “I'm not going to need more than two, I don't think.” He winked at Maggie. “And what do I win if I get it in the bull's-eye?” The man working the booth tapped a dirty fingernail ...
Folly Beach, South Carolina, has survived despite hurricanes and war. But it's the personal battles of Folly Beach's residents that have left the most scars, and why a young widow has been beckoned there to heal her own.
Found love letters convince Emmy Hamilton to buy the local bookstore in Folly Beach, South Carolina, and she agrees to the seller's condition that Lulu--the seller's sister--is allowed to continue selling her bottle trees in the store's ...