by Beth Hoffman
First published 2013
Teddi Overman discovers her calling when she spots a broken chair abandoned on a Kentucky roadside. She teaches herself furniture restoration, transforming discarded pieces into valuable antiques. Eventually she opens her own shop in Charleston, where she builds an unexpected life among quirky customers and finds love in surprising ways. Yet Teddi cannot shake the uncertainty that has plagued her since her brother Josh vanished without explanation years earlier. When new evidence suggests Josh might still be alive, Teddi must return to Kentucky and confront her fractured family. The journey forces her to decide what deserves saving and what she should release. Her search for Josh becomes a search for herself, testing the bonds of family and the power of hope against loss.
Genres: fiction, literary-fiction, contemporary, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, second-chance
Setting: Charleston, Kentucky
Period: 20th-century, 21st-century
354 pages · Hardcover · Pamela Dorman Books/Viking