02428cam a2200457 i 4500 1862612809 TxAuBib 20250117120000.0 230814s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2023290091 9781542038164 paperback 1542038162 paperback 9781662511608 hardback 1662511604 hardback TxAuBib rda Davis, Barbara, 1961-, author. The echo of old books : a novel / Barbara Davis. First edition. Seattle : Lake Union Publishing, [2023] ©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. 20250117. Antiquarian booksellers Fiction. Authors Fiction. Historical fiction. Antiquarian booksellers. fast Authors. fast Booksellers and bookselling Fiction. Books Fiction. Romance fiction. Detective and mystery fiction. fast Novels. fast Detective and mystery fiction. fast Historical fiction. fast Romance fiction. fast