ABOUT THE BOOK:
\nA heartwarming story about a mother and daughter in wartime England and the power of the books that bring them together\, by the bestselling author o f The Last Bookshop in London.
\nIn Nottingham\, England\, widow Emm a Taylor finds herself in desperate need of a job. She and her beloved dau ghter\, Olivia\, have always managed just fine on their own\, but with the legal restrictions prohibiting widows with children from most employment opportunities\, she's left with only one option: persuading the manageress at Boots' Booklover's Library to take a chance on her with a job.
\nWhen the threat of war in England becomes a reality\, Olivia must be evac uated to the countryside. In the wake of being separated from her daughter \, Emma seeks solace in the unlikely friendships she forms with her neighb ors and coworkers\, and a renewed sense of purpose through the recommendat ions she provides to the library's quirky regulars. But the job doesn't co me without its difficulties. Books are mysteriously misshelved and disappe aring\, and the work at the lending library forces her to confront the mem ories of her late father and the bookstore they once owned together before a terrible accident.
\nAs the Blitz intensifies in Nottingham and E mma fights to reunite with her daughter\, she must learn to depend on her community and the power of literature more than ever to find hope in the d arkest of times.
\nABOUT THE AUTHOR:
\nMadeli ne Martin is a New York Times\, USA Today\, Publisher&rsquo\;s Weekly\, an d internationally bestselling author of historical fiction and historical romance with books that have been translated into over twenty-five differe nt languages.
\nShe lives in sunny Florida with her two daughters (k nown collectively as the minions)\, two incredibly spoiled cats and a man so wonderful he&rsquo\;s been dubbed Mr. Awesome. She is a die-hard histor y lover who will happily lose herself in research any day. When she&rsquo\ ;s not writing\, researching or &lsquo\;moming&rsquo\;\, you can find her spending time with her family at Disney or sneaking a couple spoonfuls of Nutella while laughing over cat videos. She also loves to travel\, attribu ting her fascination with history to having spent most of her childhood as an Army brat in Germany.
\nABOUT THE PRESENTATION: At each program\, authors speak for about forty-five minutes\, followed b y a short question and answer session. A copy of the book is included with the purchase of your ticket.
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