The Then & Now Book Group: Heartwood by Amity Gage

About this event

The Then & Now Book Group features literary fiction, and each month alternates between a contemporary and classic novel. The group meets the fourth Tuesday of every month at 7 pm, and their November 24th meeting will feature the contemporary novel Heartwood by Amity Gage. The book group is free, open to the public, and the selected book is available for purchase at Reads & Company with a 20% discount. About Heartwood: In the heart of the Maine woods, an experienced Appalachian Trail hiker goes missing. She is forty-two-year-old Valerie Gillis, who has vanished 200 miles from her final destination. Alone in the wilderness, Valerie pours her thoughts into fractured, poetic letters to her mother as she battles the elements and struggles to keep hoping. At the heart of the investigation is Beverly, the determined Maine State Game Warden tasked with finding Valerie, who leads the search on the ground. Meanwhile, Lena, a seventy-six-year-old birdwatcher in a Connecticut retirement community, becomes an unexpected armchair detective. Roving between these compelling narratives, a puzzle emerges, intensifying the frantic search, as Valerie’s disappearance may not be accidental.

Who

• Amity GageAuthor

Venue

Reads & Company

234 Bridge St, Phoenixville, PA

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