02004cam a2200325 i 4500 792958606 TxAuBib 20230509120000.0 230313s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u bl2023011645 9781662511608 HRD 28.99 1662511604 HRD 28.99 TxAuBib rda Davis, Barbara, 1961- The Echo of Old Books [Book] : a novel / Barbara Davis. First edition. Seattle : Lake Union Publishing, [2023] 425 pages ; 23 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes discussion questions. "Rare-book dealer Ashlyn Greer's affinity for books extends beyond the intoxicating scent of old paper, ink, and leather. She can feel the echoes of the books' previous owners-an emotional fingerprint only she can read. When Ashlyn discovers a pair of beautifully bound volumes that appear to have never been published, her gift quickly becomes an obsession. Not only is each inscribed with a startling incrimination, but the authors, Hemi and Belle, tell conflicting sides of a tragic romance. With no trace of how these mysterious books came into the world, Ashlyn is caught up in a decades-old literary mystery, beckoned by two hearts in ruins, whoever they were, wherever they are. Determined to learn the truth behind the doomed lovers' tale, she reads on, following a trail of broken promises and seemingly unforgivable betrayals. The more Ashlyn learns about Hemi and Belle, the nearer she comes to bringing closure to their love story-and to the unfinished chapters of her own life"-- Provided by publisher. 20230527. Women booksellers Fiction. Rare books Fiction. Historical fiction. Romance fiction. Novels.