Author Talk and Q&A with Leah Weiss (All the Little Hopes)

10 Canal Street,Westerly RI 02891

07 October, 2021

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Join us for an author talk and Q&A with Leah Weiss to discuss the new book, ALL THE LITTLE HOPES! Savoy Bookshop & Café presents an author talk and Q&A with Leah Weiss for the new book, All the Little Hopes. "All the Little Hopes is as warm-hearted as the sun that beats down on Lu's family's tobacco fields. With feisty heroines and a fascinating yet little-known piece of American history as a backdrop, this is a coming-of-age story with a mystery at its heart. Yet the novel's crowning achievement is Weiss's creation of the Browns - a family that, in keeping with the best literary traditions, every reader will long to be a part of." — Kate Moore, author of the New York Times bestseller The Radium Girls and The Woman They Could Not SilenceAbout the Book A Southern story of friendship forged by books and bees, when the timeless troubles of growing up meet the murky shadows of World War II. Deep in the tobacco land of North Carolina, nothing's been the same since the boys shipped off to war and worry took their place. Thirteen-year-old Lucy Brown is precocious and itching for adventure. Then Allie Bert Tucker wanders into town, an outcast with a puzzling past, and Lucy figures the two of them can solve any curious crime they find--just like her hero, Nancy Drew. Their chance comes when a man goes missing, a woman stops speaking, and an eccentric gives the girls a mystery to solve that takes them beyond the ordinary. Their quiet town, seasoned with honeybees and sweet tea, becomes home to a Nazi prisoner-of-war camp. More men go missing. And together, the girls embark on a journey to discover if we ever really know who the enemy is. Lush with Southern atmosphere, All The Little Hopes is the story of two girls growing up as war creeps closer, blurring the difference between what's right, what's wrong, and what we know to be true. About the Author LEAH WEISS is a Southern writer born in North Carolina and raised in the foothills of Virginia. Her debut novel If the Creek Don't Rise was released in August of 2017. Her short stories have been published in The Simple Life magazine, Every Day Fiction and Deep South Magazine. You can contact her on her website leahweiss.com. About This Event This event will take place in person at Savoy Bookshop & Café. We ask that you wear a mask during this indoor event if you are unvaccinated or if it has not been two weeks since your second vaccination shot. We will be collecting registrations for in-person events through the remainder of 2021, so please be sure to register if you would like to attend! If you have a question about this event, or any other Bank Square and Savoy event, email us at [email protected] By registering for this event (or any Bank Square/Savoy event) you agree to be subscribed for our events newsletter. You can update your subscription preferences at any time. Located in downtown Westerly, Rhode Island, we are a locally owned and independent bookstore with a great selection of books and gifts and a helpful, knowledgeable staff. Our sister store is Bank Square Books in Mystic, CT.