When an old church is torn down in the small Florida town of Toad Springs, a trunk full of stories written by the inhabitants in the 1930s is discovered in the attic.
You’ll meet Midge and Smitty Mallet, who end up in Toad Springs after being led astray by one of the Tennessee binder boys, Chuck Barber and his plans to get rich starting up a ‘game of chance,’ and Ginger Perkins who, after being jealous for years of her best friend’s successful singing career, learns to be careful what you ask for.
Laugh along with these heartwarming and hilarious down-home tales from another era in the sequel to Seashells, Gator Bones, and the Church of Everlasting Liability.
Return to the quintessential American small town, Lily Hollow. Learn more about our favorite complicated and lively locals, and about everyone’s favorite bookstore, The Bookshop Hotel.
In the first book, A. K. Klemm made us fall in love with the colorful and surprising folks of this cozy community. Come back and discover decades of heartache, a patriarch who hid some secrets until he died, and a lost manor in the woods. Welcome back to Lily Hollow!
“Why was I angry after reading A.K. Klemm’s The Bookshop Hotel? Because I wasn’t ready to end my time with her characters.”
—Melinda McGuire, Hefner Falls
The Bookshop Hotel took a deep breath… for so long, the building had longed for heavy hearts to grow light and for weary souls to find laughter.
Returning to her hometown of Lily Hollow, AJ Rhys sets out to fulfill her childhood dream of restoring the old hotel on Aspen Court. Only after the renovations are in full swing does it become clear that the hotel is having an effect on the town and everyone in it. Memories still haunt both AJ and Lily Hollow, but they begin to release their grip as the hotel binds its patrons together.
The first book in a series, The Bookshop Hotel is a story of family, tragedy, forgiveness and the power of books. Join AJ and the residents of a small town where the past is never far away and secrets remain just below the surface. Don’t miss the sequel, Lily Hollow!
A rollicking, hilarious collection of tales from the 1930s with crazy characters that will remind you of your own family!
In the 1930s, the fictional town of Toad Springs, Florida, is filled with the adventures and daily whatnots of worthy, down-to-earth folk such as Flavey Stroudamore, owner of a three-legged gator named Precious who also just happens to have a birthmark of Jesus on his side. Joining Flavey are Buck Blander, pastor of the Church of Everlasting Liability, who honed his preaching skills in prison but doesn’t tell his parishioners, and Sweetie Mooney, whose attempt to run a beauty shop in her aunt’s home fails after tragedies with head lice and henna hair dye. This lively, heartwarming collection of tales from the Sunshine State will inspire you to smile!
