Today we’re excited to launch Heather Bell Adams’s second novel, The Good Luck Stone, which is a beautiful meditation on friendship, aging and, most important today, what we owe one another in a time of crisis.
At ninety years old, Audrey Thorpe still lives in a historic mansion on palm-tree-lined Victory Drive, determined to retain her independence. But when her health begins to fade, her family hires a part-time caretaker, Laurel. The two women seem to bond-until Audrey disappears. Unbeknownst to Laurel, Audrey has harbored a secret since her time as a nurse in the South Pacific during World War II. As the story moves between the verdant jungles of the war-torn Philippines and the glitter of modern-day Savannah, friendships new and old are tested. Along the way, Audrey grapples with one of life's heart-wrenching truths: You can only outrun your secrets for so long.
To learn more, check out this generous review from Foreword Magazine, which says, “The Good Luck Stone is a riveting and intimate novel about singular friendships, courage, sacrifice, and the remarkable lives of the Greatest Generation.”
The book is now available wherever you buy your books. We have a limited number of signed copies in our bookstore, as does Heather’s local independent bookstore Page 158 Books.
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