Join the Morning Book Club in this special Zoom author event with Amy Jo Burns to discuss her novel Wait for Me.
(Amy Jo will join us virtually; readers will be in-person in the community room)
Copies of the book and a reader’s guide will be available to check out ahead of time at the Reference Desk.
Past participation is not required for this once-a-month book club. Everyone is welcome to join the low-key, no long-term commitment, friendly group.
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From the author of Mercury and Shiner comes an unforgettable novel about the bond between two female folk singers, the love stories that haunt them, and the music that brings them together to burn bright.Â
When young folk singer Elle Harlow reaches the height of her prowess in 1973, she has two wildly beloved albums to her name and a hidden history of impossible heartbreak. After she sets foot on the famed Grand Ole Opry stage, a far cry from the mountain that raised her, Elle gives the biggest performance of her life. Then, to the dismay of shocked fans, her producer, and the man who still loves her, she vanishes.
Almost two decades later, eighteen-year-old Marijohn Shaw is spending her summer pumping gas, writing songs on her broken mandolin, and longing for a mother. Her father Abe has always sworn he was the last person to see Elle Harlow alive, but when a meteor strikes the woods of their sleepy Pennsylvania town and a piece of Elle’s past emerges from the wreckage, the truth of her disappearance sets fire to everything Marijohn believes about herself, her music, and her ability to love with abandon.
Wait for Me exalts the lush hills of Appalachia and the bright lights of Nashville as it reveals the legacy of Elle Harlow: the bold voice that defined her, the intimate betrayal that undid her, and the unexpected faith of another young woman determined to resurrect her.
Please register so we can set the community room up with appropriate seating.