On folly beach - karen white

Two women, two wars, and a bookstore in the lowcountry that brings their stories together in unexpected ways--this latest Southern novel is from the bestselling author of The Memory of Water.

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Tradd Street novels comes a story of old wounds and second chances, set in the small South Carolina town of Folly Beach.

To most people, Folly Beach is simply the last barrier island before reaching the great Atlantic.

To some, its a sanctuary for lost souls.

When Emmy Hamiltons mother encourages her to buy the local book store, Follys Finds, she hopes it will distract her daughter from the loss of her husband.

But the seller has one condition that changes everything: Emmy must allow Lulu, the late owners difficult elderly sister, to continue selling her bottle trees from its back yard.

For the most part Emmy ignores Lulu as she sifts through the love letters she finds in a box of used books.

But the more she discovers about the letters, the more she understands Lulu.

As details of a possible murder and a mysterious disappearance during WWII are revealed, the two women discover that circumstances beyond their control have brought them together, here on Folly Beach.

And it is here that their war-ravaged hearts can find hope again.