Sheffield Furniture Welcomes Local Author for Book Signing
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Congratulations to local author Heather Christie on her newly published debut novel, What the Valley Knows. Join us on Wednesday, April 4th at 6:00 pm at our Malvern showroom for her next book signing event. Come meet the author and enjoy complimentary wine and cheese while discussing her romantic thriller. RSVP to our event by April 2nd at information@sheffieldfurniture.com or on our facebook event page.
Heather Christie grew up in rural Pennsylvania and, at age seventeen, took off for New York City in hopes of becoming a movie star. Flash forward several decades, a couple degrees, a bunch of cats, two kids and one husband later, she’s back in Pennsylvania a wife, mother of two teenagers, writer, real estate broker, amateur cook, exercise freak, and avid reader. She holds a BA in Literary Studies from the University of Texas, Dallas and an MFA in Creative Writing from Pine Manor College, Boston, MA. She loves to read, run, drink tea, and make Sunday dinner. Heather’s non-fiction work has been published by Writer’s Digest, Scary Mommy, Elephant Journal, Mamapedia, The Good Men Project, Grown & Flown,Parent.co, Bon Bon Break, Her View From Home, the Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop, Sammichs and Psych Meds, and The Lighter Side of Real Estate. Heather was a member of the 2017 Listen To Your Mother cast.
About What The Valley Knows:
Millington Valley is a quintessential small Pennsylvania town: families go back generations. Football rules. Kids drink while adults look the other way. High school is a whirlwind of aspiration and rivalry, friendship and jealousy.
When smart and pretty Molly Hanover moves to town and attracts the attention of the football team’s hero, Wade Thornton—a nice guy with a bad drinking habit—longtime friendships are threatened and a popular cheerleader tries to turn the school against Molly.
The young couple’s future is shattered when Wade, drunk, wrecks his truck and Molly is thrown through the windshield. She wakes from a coma to find her beauty marred and her memory full of holes. As she struggles to heal, she becomes sure that something terrible happened before the accident. And there is somebody in the valley who doesn’t want her to remember.
“A debut novel mixes high school drama, teen romance, and a strong thread of mystery and thriller . . . With strong prose and pacing, the pages turn quickly and easily . . . the central characters’ story has plenty to make it worthwhile, and many readers are sure to feel at home with this intriguing book . . . A taut, compelling family tale.”—Kirkus Reviews
“A drama to pull at your heart-strings. As characters deal with themes including alcoholism and sexual assault, this novel plays with the line between young adult and adult fiction. But ultimately WHAT THE VALLEY KNOWS manages to straddle the line in such a way that both categories of readers will appreciate the richness and high drama of the story.”—IndieReader
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