02202cam a2200385 i 4500 1471012815 TxAuBib 20240731120000.0 220901s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781662511608 hbk. 1662511604 hbk. 9781542038164 pbk. 1542038162 pbk. (OCoLC)1342984152 TxAuBib rda Davis, Barbara, 1961-, author. The echo of old books : 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"--Book jacket flap. 20240731. Antiquarian booksellers Fiction. Authors Fiction. Man-woman relationships Fiction. Books and reading Fiction. Historical fiction. fast Romance fiction. fast Detective and mystery fiction. lcgft TXSTN