BOOKS

DEER HEART is about a big-hearted foster family that gets adopted by a fun-loving orphaned deer. A true story lived and told by Lois Tuohy, aka Grammy. Lois is 88 years young and has been a fixture in Middleburg. She is the mother of six, grandmother of 19, and great grandmother of 30 and counting. And the artwork was done by Caroline Elgin, who also lives in the Middleburg area. The book is available through Second Chapter Books or Amazon. And speaking of Caroline, here she is with her dog Shelly from Canine Companions having a visit with Forrest Allen with his Canine Companion, Toliver.

Meanwhile we have news from Book Box Donor and Steward Deborah L. Napier in Rappahannock County. Amissville’s 1st Little Free Library was dedicated on May 8 and is firmly in place thanks to Ken and Averill Ring, Mountain View Dog Training on Viewtown Road, in the heart of Amissville between U.S. Post Office and Amissville Baptist Church. Details at https://littlefreelibrary.org/ourmap/

THE LAST DIVING HORSE IN AMERICA

Cynthia A. Branigan’ story about Rescuing Gamal and Other Animals--Lessons in Living and Loving will be out in September. This is an inspiring story of the rescue of the last diving horse in America, and of how horse and animal rescuer were each profoundly transformed by the other.

Local author Tony Wells has a new historical novel ROOM 39 AND THE LISBON CONNECTION. During a recent chat at Common Grounds in Middleburg he told us: It’s “a never-before-told true story. I knew several of the lead characters who trained and mentored me in British Intelligence, and sadly had passed away by the mid 1970s.” So put this on your list.

All books available through Second Chapter Books in Middleburg. And please consider donating a book to Amissville’s Little Free Library.