The Story People

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Pub Date 08 Nov 2016 | Archive Date 15 Dec 2016

Description

“They come out at night,” the boy tells the girl, “when the store is quiet. They sneak through the shelves, find their favorite stories, and then eat them.”

The girl gasps, her face suspended between fear and delight. “Who are they?” she whispers, as if they might be overheard.

The boy grins, for he’s realized with sudden clarity that he’s found a friend.

“The Story People, of course.”


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When Ben Palermo inherited his uncle’s bookstore in small-town New Holden, Indiana, it was like stepping back in time. The nostalgia, however, is tainted by a painful past, one that Ben would rather leave behind. Can he stay in this town and run the business that holds so many conflicting memories for him? Or will he finally sell? When a group of well-meaning women make it their mission to keep him in town by finding him a wife, his life is about to get more interesting ... and complicated.

Rosemary is a children’s author and illustrator with a painful history of her own. When she meets Ben, she is overwhelmed by his disarming charm ... and familiarity. But when a series of events casts Ben in a suspicious light and a persistent friend makes claims on her heart, Rosemary must discover the truth in order to finally reconnect with her past.

The Story People is a celebration of the connection forged when a book is opened, loved, and shared and the vision and purpose found when letting God use you wherever you are.
“They come out at night,” the boy tells the girl, “when the store is quiet. They sneak through the shelves, find their favorite stories, and then eat them.”

The girl gasps, her face suspended between...

Advance Praise

In an otherworldly space, two children have a secret room where they bond over their love of stories and interact with their imaginary friends, the Story People, who eat the tales they recite in order to stay alive. Outside of this magical setup but somehow nearby is Palermo’s bookstore in New Holden, Ind., owned by single and lonely Ben Palermo. In the small town, Ben is a hot commodity, and Mrs. Baumgartner, Mrs. Gardner, and Mrs. Frank have elaborate plans to fix Ben up with someone. Ben goes along with their schemes but never has his heart captured by the many suitors they present. Enter Rosemary Berg, in town to care for her grandmother. Rosemary is a children’s book illustrator who loved Palermo’s as a child and runs into Ben during a sale at the local church. As the story progresses, chapters end with italicized sections returning to the secret room and the Story People. Kaufmann’s winsome main narrative following Ben is full of misunderstandings, high jinks, and lonely people who find one another despite the many obstacles that stand in the way. The sections about the Story People, however brief, bring a nice undercurrent concerning the state of reading and the power of the imagination. Readers will enjoy this sweet tale of a unique bookstore and the patrons that love it, but some might wish for less of the formidable Mrs. Gardner and the quest to get Ben hitched. (Nov.) —Publishers Weekly

In an otherworldly space, two children have a secret room where they bond over their love of stories and interact with their imaginary friends, the Story People, who eat the tales they recite in...


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