Author: Marie Bostwick
Date/Time: Tuesday 06/06/2023 at 11:00 AM
Book: Esme Cahill Fails Spectacularly
Synopsis: Following the success of "The Restoration of Celia Fairchild," Marie Bostwick brings us "Esme Cahill Fails Spectacularly" – a novel about family, friendship, and finding your true path in life. Esme Cahill thinks she has failed spectacularly: fired from her New York City publishing job, divorced from her husband, and possessing little more than a broken-down car and a pile of unfinished manuscripts, she drives home to Asheville at the request of her late grandmother, Adele, who had begged her, just before she died, to return to the place she grew up. There she discovers the once-charming lakeside retreat run by her family is sliding toward financial ruin, so with the help of her grandfather, George; estranged mother, Robyn; and a travelling chef Dawes (maker of the world’s best grilled cheese sandwich) they set to work. In the attic, Esme unearths a trove of museum-worthy art quilts, sewn by Adele. Piecing together the inspiration behind them, Esme discovers a forgotten chapter in her family history and her grandmother's untold story, that of a gifted artist who never received her due. This is an always - emotional, sometimes humorous, very human novel of what it means to be family — the ties that bind us together and the unintentional hurts that can rend us apart. And, along the way, Esme learns that failure can be the first step toward the life you’re meant to find.
Restaurant: 21 Main, North Myrtle Beach
Menu: How's this for an amazing day: A Triple Play!! Take in Marie at 11 AM at the fabulous 21 Main, then off to the Surf, Golf & Beach Club (1701 Springland Lane, NMB, 843.280.2444) for a 3 PM champagne and cake launch of T.I. Lowe's new release "Indigo Isle," and then on north to the Silver Coast Winery (6680 Barbeque Rd., NW, Ocean Isle Beach) for Victoria Benton Frank's debut novel "My Magnolia Summer." Tickets available at 910.287.2800.
Directions: 21 Main is at 719 North Beach Boulevard, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582