Jul
10
10:00pm
Susan Wiggs Presents The Lost and Found Bookshop
By Fountain Bookstore
Susan Wigg's “heartwarming” (Seattle Times) and “raw yet assuring” (OprahMag.com) novels have been praised as a “celebration of resilience and neighborly love” (People) - we could all use a little more of that right now!
This Crowdcast event will include a discussion and audience Q&A with Susan.
“A warm and deeply satisfying story! Reading it is like feeling the summer sun after a long winter.” —Erica Bauermeister, New York Times bestselling author of The Scent Keeper
About the book:
In the wake of a shocking family tragedy, Natalie Harper inherits a charming but financially strapped bookshop in San Francisco and takes on the care of her ailing grandfather. When he beings to display signs of decline, Natalie contemplates moving him to an assisted living facility, but in order to do so she’ll have to close the bookstore and sell the derelict but valuable building in need of constant repair. There’s only one problem: Andrew owns the building and refuses to sell. And deep down, Natalie loves the store and its books provide welcome solace for her overwhelming grief.
Returning to the apartment above the shop where she grew up, Natalie hires contractor Peach Gallagher to keep the old place from falling down. His young daughter, Dorothy, also becomes a regular at the store, coaxing stories from Andrew about the old building’s secret past. To Natalie’s surprise, her sorrow begins to dissipate as her life becomes an unexpected journey of new connections, discoveries and revelations, from unearthing artifacts hidden in the bookshop’s walls, to discovering the truth about her family, her future, and her own heart. A sensitive portrayal of the realities of elder care and single parenthood, and a love letter to booksellers everywhere, The Lost and Found Bookshop beautifully explores the meaning of happiness, trust, and faith in oneself.
About the author:
Susan Wiggs is the author of more than fifty novels, including the beloved Lakeshore Chronicles series and the instant New York Times bestseller Family Tree. Her award-winning books have been translated into two dozen languages. She lives with her husband on an island in Washington State’s Puget Sound.
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Fountain Bookstore
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