{"product_id":"the-story-she-left-behind-9781668011874","title":"The Story She Left Behind by Callahan Henry, Patti","description":"\u003cb\u003eInspired by a true literary mystery, \u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the mesmerizing \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Book of Flora Lea \u003c\/i\u003ereturns with the sweeping story of a legendary book, a lost mother, and a daughter's search for them both.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1927, eight-year-old Clara Harrington's magical childhood shatters when her mother, renowned author, Bronwyn Newcastle Fordham, disappears off the coast of South Carolina. Bronwyn stunned the world with a book written in an invented language that became a national sensation when she was just twelve years old. Her departure leaves behind not only a devoted husband and heartbroken daughter, but also the hope of ever translating the sequel to her landmark work. As the headlines focus on the missing author, Clara yearns for something far deeper and more insatiable: her beautiful mother. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy 1952, Clara is an illustrator raising her own daughter, Wynnie. When a stranger named Charlie Jameson contacts her from London claiming to have discovered a handwritten dictionary of her mother's lost language. Clara is skeptical. Compelled by the tragedy of her mother's vanishing, she crosses the Atlantic with Wynnie only to arrive during one of London's most deadly natural disasters--the Great Smog. With asthmatic Wynnie in peril, they escape the city with Charlie and find refuge in the Jameson's family retreat nestled in the Lake District. It is there that Clara must find the courage to uncover the truth about her mother and the story she left behind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold in Patti Callahan Henry's lyrical, enchanting prose, \u003ci\u003eThe Story She Left Behind \u003c\/i\u003eis a captivating novel of mystery and family legacy that captures the profound longing for a mother and the evergreen allure of secrets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patti Callahan Henry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atria Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/18\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668011874\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/27\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2025 pg. 52\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePatti Callahan Henry is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of several novels, including \u003ci\u003eSurviving Savannah\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBecoming Mrs. Lewis\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the recipient of the Christy Award, the Harper Lee Award for Alabama's Distinguished Writer of the Year Award, and the Alabama Library Association Book of the Year. She is the cohost and cocreator of the popular weekly online live web show and podcast \u003ci\u003eFriends and Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Alabama and South Carolina with her family. Find out more at PattiCallahanHenry.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45200333176985,"sku":"9781668011874","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/img_94742367-7250-4b41-95d4-ef0025df1f48.jpg?v=1741387123","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/the-story-she-left-behind-9781668011874","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}