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Author:

Davis, Barbara, 1961- author.

Title:

The echo of old books : a novel / Barbara Davis.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Lake Union Publishing,

Copyright Date:

2023

Description:

425 pages ; 23 cm

Subject:

Booksellers and bookselling--Fiction.
Antiquarian booksellers--Fiction.
Authors--Fiction.
Authors--Fiction.
Man-woman relationship--Fiction.
Man-woman relationships--Fiction.
Books--Fiction.
Books--Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Romance fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.

Notes:

Includes discussion questions.

Summary:

"Rare-book dealer Ashlyn Greer's affinity for books extends beyond the intoxicating scent of old paper, ink, and leather. She can feel the echoes of the books' previous owners--an emotional fingerprint only she can read. When Ashlyn discovers a pair of beautifully bound volumes that appear to have never been published, her gift quickly becomes an obsession. Not only is each inscribed with a startling incrimination, but the authors, Hemi and Belle, tell conflicting sides of a tragic romance. With no trace of how these mysterious books came into the world, Ashlyn is caught up in a decades-old literary mystery, beckoned by two hearts in ruins, whoever they were, wherever they are. Determined to learn the truth behind the doomed lovers' tale, she reads on, following a trail of broken promises and seemingly unforgivable betrayals. The more Ashlyn learns about Hemi and Belle, the nearer she comes to bringing closure to their love story--and to the unfinished chapters of her own life"--Book jacket flap.

ISBN:

9781542038164
1542038162

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1342984152

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