Book Signing: Local Author Mary Elizabeth Reynolds - August 23, 2008
Local author, Mary Elizabeth Reynolds will be on hand Saturday, August 23 from 1pm to 3pm to chat with readers and sign her book, Diary of a Ghost.
About Diary of a Ghost:
After losing her lover to suicide, Samantha, the heroine of the story, sinks into a terrible depression relieved only when she begins transcribing the war journals of a Union soldier. The dead journalist, Josiah, appears to Samantha as a ghost and takes her back in time to visit the battles and places he experienced while a Union soldier. Samantha’s ghostly journeys have a cost, though: the more she delves into this fascinating spirit world of the past, the further she drifts from reality. Can Sean, the young Charleston lawyer who loves her, save Samantha from herself at the risk of losing himself?
Diary of a Ghost is based on the authenticated Civil War diaries of New Jersey soldier Eugene Forbes, that were transcribed by the author. Set in Charleston, South Carolina, every place the ghost and Samantha travel to, through time, are the same places where Eugene Forbes fought and endured.
You can learn more about Eugene, the diaries, and the inspiration for Diary of a Ghost at the author’s website:www.ereynolds.net.
Elizabeth’s book signing was a resounding success! We had a great turn out and everyone seemed to have a good time chatting with Elizabeth and getting their books signed. Did anyone else notice that Elizabeth’s shoes and clothing matched her book cover - which is quite beautiful, by the way.
We sold out before the signing started. Several people who couldn’t attend called in the morning to order a signed copy: I ran out of books! Thank goodness Elizabeth brought lots more! Course we almost sold all of those, too. Signed copies of Diary of a Ghost continued to sell like hot cakes even after Elizabeth went home: we sold all the copies she left with us before the day was done.
Don’t worry. If you missed this fun event, you can still get a signed copy of Diary of a Ghost by Mary “Elizabeth” Reynolds at Here Be Books. Elizabeth has promised to bring us more when we get back from vacation on September 2.
Comment by tina — 24 August 2008 @ 8:33 am