Patti Callahan Henry Coming to Summerville!

Patti Callahan Henry Coming to Summerville!

New York Times bestselling author Patti Callahan Henry is coming to the Timrod Library on May 7 with her newest novel, The Secret Book of Flora Lea, releasing May 2. Patti’s presentation begins at 2 p.m. at the fellowship hall of Bethany United Methodist Church, followed by a classic reception and book signing at the Timrod Library.

Tickets are $40 ($30 for members) and include the author’s presentation and reception, plus a hardcover copy ofThe Secret Book of Flora Lea.  Tickets are available at the Library and payable by cash or card. Credit card purchases are also available by phone at (843) 871-4600 or online at the Event page on thetimrodlibrary.org.

In The Secret Book of Flora Lea, a young woman named Hazel discovers a rare book that may reveal long-held secrets about her sister, Flora, who went missing as a child during World War II. The evacuation of British children to the safety of the countryside during the war provides the historical backdrop for this imaginative tale about the bond between sisters, the complications of love, and the enduring magic of storytelling.

Patti Callahan Henry is the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of several novels, including Becoming Mrs. Lewis and Once Upon a Wardrobe. She is the recipient of the Christy Award, the Harper Lee Award for Alabama’s Distinguished Writer of the Year Award, and the Alabama Library Association Book of the Year. She is the cohost and co-creator of the popular weekly online live web show and podcast Friends and Fiction. A full-time author and mother of three, she lives in Alabama and South Carolina with her family.

Main Street Reads will provide the books for this special event and we’ll have other popular titles by Patti available for purchase and signing as well.

All proceeds benefit the Timrod Literary and Library Society. Don’t miss this special event! CLICK HERE to grab your tix now – we’re expecting a full house