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Sunset River Marketplace opens DiGiulio exhibition at gallery’s 20th anniversary reception

The year 2022 marks 20 years of business for Sunset River Marketplace, the eclectic art gallery located in Calabash, NC. According to owner Ginny Lassiter, the gallery has been celebrating throughout the year with special exhibits, events, and charity benefits. On June 3, from 5 – 7 p.m., Sunset River Marketplace will host its official anniversary reception. “We hope our artists, friends, community partners and visitors will all come by to share in a very special evening for us,” said Lassiter.

Artist Joe DiGiulio, Weathering the Storm, acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas, 48×60

The anniversary reception will mark the opening of Dynamic DiGiulios, showcasing works by Raleigh, NC artists Joe and Sharon DiGiulio. Joe DiGiulio is a well-known abstract artist and instructor. A cancer survivor, his work reflects a passion for color and energy exhibited in the many layers of each piece. Originally a sculptor, his love for texture and shape is a consistent theme in his art.

Sharon DiGiulio is a graphic designer by trade and works joyfully in acrylic, collage, oil and resin. She often creates her own stamps, papers and fabrics for her projects. Dynamic DiGiulios opens June 3 and runs through July 4. Both artists will be at the reception on June 3.

Artist Sharon DiGiulio, Hang Ten, oil & resin, 12×12

Since May 20, Sunset River Marketplace has also been hosting a silent auction and exhibition for Birthday Wishes Ministry, a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization with a mission to present underprivileged children with school backpacks and birthday gifts. The fine art and crafts auction includes work by Jill Leach, Roger Tatum and several other acclaimed artists. Bidding will end during the anniversary reception. 

The Afterhours band, a jazz group that performs at the gallery every third Thursday for Jazz Night will provide entertainment during the reception. There will be light hors d’oeuvres, refreshments, and drawings for free gift certificates.

New Pet Journal Now Available

Check it out on Amazon. Our newest publication featuring a few friends’ and family pets and 99 pages to fill in the blanks with your own pet’s info.

This journal can contain all of the details about your pet, its health and any medications, all appointments, grooming, food choices and much more.

You might want a single journal for each if you have several fur babies. Complete a page or two anytime the pet has an appointment or a health issue or change of interests.

If your pet has any specific health or care issues, you need a complete record of it all in one place.  Note any comments or diagnoses at each visit to the vet or the groomer.

Remind yourself when local registration or medical appointments need to be scheduled.  Keeping a record of associated costs can be useful  if you need to budget for any major upcoming expenses.

The journal can be useful in case of emergency or if you should need assistance from a caregiver. Take it with you if you travel with your pet.

Don’t hesitate to make notes of your pet’s antics or tricks which catch your attention.  You’ll be glad to have sweet memories to look back on another day.

Happy journaliing to sweet pet lovers!

Myrtle Beach Observes Memorial Day

Myrtle Beach celebrates our military men and women and thanks them for their service!  Myrtle Beach was a military town for nearly 50 years, and that tradition still runs strong.  The public is invited to the following events. 

Activities begin Saturday with the Military Appreciation Days Parade on Farrow Parkway through The Market Common.  The parade is sponsored by the Military Appreciation Committee and the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce.  Enjoy the Parris Island Marine Corps Band during the parade, then join us afterward for the Family Picnic at Valor Memorial Garden.  The Omar Chefs Shriners provide hamburgers and hotdogs during the free picnic, which includes veterans and military-service themed exhibitors.  The parade steps off at 10:30 a.m. on Pampas Drive, with the picnic following at 11:30 a.m.

At 9:00 a.m., Monday, May 30, everyone is invited to join us for the Jack Platt Veterans’ March on Ocean Boulevard.  Platt, a World War II veteran who passed away last year, was instrumental in creating the veterans’ march in downtown Myrtle Beach on Memorial Day.  The Military Appreciation Committee named the veterans’ walk in his memory and is inviting everyone to come walk this year.  

Previously, the walk was just for veterans or active duty military, but the committee welcomes anyone to walk in memory or honor of a veteran.  The Jack Platt Veterans March begins at 16th Avenue North and travels south to the Burroughs & Chapin Pavilion Place, between Eighth and Ninth Avenues North.  The Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association (CVMA) presents the Battlefield Cross Ceremony there.   

The Memorial Day Remembrance Ceremony follows at 11:00 a.m. in Ballroom ABC at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center.  This event is open to the public, with complimentary parking at the Convention Center.  Our guest speaker is Dr. Gerald Harmon, president of the American Medical Association and retired major general who served in the U.S. Air Force and National Guard.  See the attached program for Monday’s ceremony.

Finally, at 2:00 p.m., Monday, May 30, everyone is invited to view the 2022 documentary film, “Soldier Stories:  Valor in Vietnam,” during a free showing at the Grand 14 Cinemas at The Market Common.  The 52-minute documentary by Dr. Rod Gragg uses historic combat film, period photography, modern footage, and personal commentary by local Vietnam veterans and others to chronicle the common experiences of Americans in uniform during the Vietnam War.  The event includes patriotic music, a color guard and recognition of veterans. 

·         Military Appreciation Days Parade – 10:30 a.m., Saturday, May 28, Along Farrow Parkway, The Market Common

·         Military Appreciation Days Picnic and Exhibits – 11:30 a.m., Saturday, May 28, Valor Memorial Garden, 1120 Farrow Parkway

·         Jack Platt Veterans’ March and Battlefield Cross Ceremony on Memorial Day – 9:00 a.m., Monday, May 30, Along Ocean Boulevard, 16th to Ninth Avenues North

·         Memorial Day Remembrance Ceremony – 11:00 a.m., Monday, May 30, Myrtle Beach Convention Center, 2101 North Oak Street

·         2022 Memorial Day Tribute Film – “Soldier Stories:  Valor in Vietnam” Film, 2:00 p.m., Monday, May 30, Grand 14 Cinemas at The Market Common, 4002 DeVille Street (Free Admission)

June Author Events

All Moveable Feast reservations are to be made through CLASS (www.ClassAtPawleys.com, or 843.235.9600, or linda@classatpawleys.com). 

Brooke Lea Foster

June 3 ~ Brooke Lea Foster (On Gin Lane) at Litchfield Country Club ($35)

An award-winning journalist whose articles have appeared in The New York TimesThe Washington Post Magazine, The AtlanticThe Boston Globe Sunday Magazine, and HuffPost, among others, Foster is an alumna of The Writing Institute at Sarah Lawrence College. She is the author of three nonfiction books and the novels

Summer Darlings and On Gin Lane. In the latter, Everleigh “Lee” Farrows thinks she finally has life all figured out: a handsome fiancé named Roland, a trust in her name, and a house in Bronxville waiting for her to fill it with three adorable children. That is, until Roland brings her out to the Hamptons for a summer that will change everything. From the regal inns to the farmland, the well-heeled New Yorkers to the Bohemian artists, the East End of Long Island is a hodge-podge of the changing American landscape in the late 1950s—and the perfect place for Lee to discover who she really is.

*THURSDAY, JUNE 9 ~ JAMES PATTERSON AT PAWLEYS PLANTATION ($70 w/bk) 

(James Patterson by James Patterson: The Stories of My Life

Payment due upon reservation; if later you find you cannot attend, CLASS will refund your luncheon fee ($35) and your pre-paid autographed book will be available to pick up at the bookstore on June 10.

James Patterson by James Patterson is the most anticipated memoir of 2022. How did a kid whose dad lived in the poorhouse become the most successful storyteller in the world? On the morning he was born, he nearly died. 
Growing up, he didn’t love to read. (That changed.) He worked at a mental hospital in Massachusetts, where he met the singer James Taylor and the poet Robert Lowell. While he toiled in advertising hell, James wrote the ad jingle line “I’m a Toys ‘R’ Us Kid.” He once watched James Baldwin and Norman Mailer square off to trade punches at a party. He’s only been in love twice. Both times are amazing. Dolly Parton once sang “Happy Birthday” to James over the phone. She calls him J.J., for Jimmy James. Three American presidents have invited him to golf with them. So, how did a boy from small-town New York become the world’s most successful writer? How does he do it? He has always wanted to write the kind of novel that would be read and reread so many times that the binding breaks and the book literally falls apart. As he says, “I’m still working on that one.” 

*June 17 ~ Mary Alice Monroe & Angela May (Search for Treasure) at Kimbel’s ($60 w/bk)

This is the sequel to New York Times bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe’s The Islanders, a beautiful story of friendship, loss, and the healing power of nature. Jake Potter is back on Dewees Island for another summer with his grandmother, Honey, and his friends Macon and Lovie. Jake is excited that his dad will also be on the island as he continues to recover from his war injuries. Father and son must get used to a new normal, which isn’t easy. As a boy, his dad discovered treasure coins and stored them in an old tree fort on the island. Jake knows if he can find the tree fort, maybe his dad will be happy again – and he knows Macon and Lovie are the perfect fellow treasure hunters. The search for treasure is on! Meanwhile, Macon is adjusting to being a big brother, while Lovie is navigating a new relationship with the two visiting boys on the island. The treasure search leads them to battle some unwelcome guests on the island – both the two- and four-legged kind! On the Islanders’ biggest quest yet, the three friends realize that the treasures they really want in life were with them all along.

June 24 ~ Ali Brady (The Beach Trap) at Pawleys Plantation ($35)

When twelve-year-olds Kat Steiner and Blake O’Neill meet at Camp Chickawah, they have an instant connection. But everything falls apart when they learn they’re not just best friends—they’re also half-sisters. Confused and betrayed, the girls break off all contact. Fifteen years later, when their father dies suddenly, Kat and Blake discover he’s left them a joint inheritance: the family beach house in Destin, Florida. The two sisters are immediately at odds. Blake, who has recently been demoted from regular nanny to dog nanny, wants to sell the house, while social media influencer Kat is desperate to hold on to the place where she lived so many happy memories. Kat and Blake reluctantly join forces to renovate the dilapidated house, with the understanding that Kat will try to buy Blake out at the end of the summer. The women clash as Blake’s renovation plans conflict with Kat’s creative vision; meanwhile, each sister finds herself drawn into a summer romance. As the weeks pass, the two women realize the most difficult project they face this summer will be coming to grips with their shared past—and learning how to become sisters. “Ali Brady” is the pen name of writing BFFs Alison Hammer and Bradeigh Godfrey. The Beach Trap is their first book together.

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Author Events May

Mary Kay Andrews

May 6 ~ Mary Kay Andrews (The Homewreckers) at Pawleys Plantation ($60 w/bk)

Summer begins with Mary Kay Andrews, in The Homewreckers, a delightful summer listen about flipping houses, and finding true love…Hattie Kavanaugh went to work helping clean up restored homes for Kavanaugh & Son Restorations at eighteen; married the boss’s son at twenty; and was only twenty-five when her husband, Hank, was killed in a motorcycle accident. Broken hearted, but determined to continue the business of their dreams, she takes the life insurance money, buys a small house in a gentrifying neighborhood, flips it, then puts the money into her next project. But that house is a disaster and a money-loser, which rocks her confidence for years to come. Then, Hattie gets a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: star in a beach house renovation reality show called The Homewreckers, cast against a male lead who may be a love interest, or may be the ultimate antagonist. It’s a question of who will flip, and who will flop, and will Hattie ever get her happily-ever-after. Filled with Mary Kay Andrews’ trademark wit, warmth, junking trips, and house porn, The Homewreckers is a summer beach delight.

Tuesday, May 10 ~ Virginia & Dana Beach (Sandy Island … forever) at Ocean One ($35)

CLASS Publishing’s collaborative book of essays and images about Sandy Island, one of America’s largest, undeveloped islands, is now in its second edition, having sold out the first. The intent was to provide a satisfying armchair appreciation of what has been preserved and why it matters. Previous Moveable Feasts featured several of the book’s contributors, including Susan Hoffer McMillan, Robin Salmon, Linda Ketron, and Anne Malarich.  We are delighted to host Virginia Beach, the essay author of “Saving Sandy Island,” and Dana Beach, one of the history makers of the efforts to guarantee the conservation of the island. If you already have a first edition, bring it for them to sign ~ they weren’t available during the pandemic! If you don’t have a copy yet, this book is a significant contribution to our local history and a beautiful “keeper.”

*May 13 ~ Chris Bohjalian (The Lioness) at DeBordieu Colony Clubhouse ($60 w/bk) 

A luxurious African safari turns deadly for a Hollywood star and her entourage in this riveting historical thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of The Flight Attendant. Tanzania, 1964. When Katie Barstow, A-list actress, and her new husband, David Hill, decide to bring their Hollywood friends to the Serengeti for their honeymoon, they envision giraffes gently eating leaves from the tall acacia trees, great swarms of wildebeests crossing the Mara River, and herds of zebras storming the sandy plains. Their glamorous guests—including Katie’s best friend, Carmen Tedesco, and Terrance Dutton, the celebrated Black actor who stars alongside Katie in the highly controversial film Tender Madness—will spend their days taking photos, and their evenings drinking chilled gin and tonics back at camp, as the local Tanzanian guides warm water for their baths. The wealthy Americans expect civilized adventure: fresh ice from the kerosene-powered ice maker, dinners of cooked gazelle meat, and plenty of stories to tell over lunch back on Rodeo Drive. What Katie and her glittering entourage do not expect is this: a kidnapping gone wrong, their guides bleeding out in the dirt, and a team of Russian mercenaries herding their hostages into Land Rovers, guns to their heads. As the powerful sun gives way to night, the gunmen shove them into abandoned huts and Katie Barstow, Hollywood royalty, prays for a simple thing: to see the sun rise one more time. 

May 20 ~ Joy Callaway (The Greenbrier Resort) at Kimbel’s, Wachesaw ($35)

Set at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, in both 1908 and 1946, Callaway (author of The Fifth Avenue Artists Society and Secret Sisters) tells the story famed interior designer Dorothy Draper and how the historic retreat and the love she found there as a young woman influenced her bold shift from illustrious New York socialite to world-renowned decorator. 1908: The Greenbrier has been Dorothy Tuckerman’s escape for as long as she can recall—a summer resort nestled in West Virginia where American aristocracy can just be, a retreat surrounded by wilderness, unprotected by gates . . . a place completely unlike her home in Tuxedo Park, New York. This season, however, she’s nineteen, and the summer comes riddled with expectations that threaten to trap her within another set of walls—including an unwelcome marriage proposal from a family friend. But when an Italian racecar driver, Enzo Rossi, appears at The Greenbrier with his uncle, a former financial minister of Italy, igniting suspicion and upending everyone’s plans, Dorothy must come to terms with her definition of liberty, the price it may cost to be truly free, and a newly ignited passion to transform the very walls that once held her captive. Thirty-eight years later, Dorothy Draper returns to her beloved resort as the head of the first ever interior design firm, world famous and divorced from her high-profile physician husband. But The Greenbrier of 1946 is hardly the glamorous place she once knew. Transformed into a hospital during the war, the hotel is beaten, sterile, and in complete shambles. As Dorothy struggles to complete the most important project of her career, old secrets surface—secrets that threaten to snag the very fabric of the life she’s built—and she must come face to face with the girl she once was, the woman she’s become, and the resort that changed it all.

May 27 ~ Sarah McCoy (Mustique Island) at Inlet Affairs ($35)

From the New York Times bestselling author comes a compulsive, sun-splashed voyage of self-discovery with a wealthy divorcee and her two headstrong daughters in 1970s Mustique, the world’s most exclusive private island, where Princess Margaret and Mick Jagger were regulars and long-held secrets are the buried treasures.

All Moveable Feast reservations are to be made through CLASS (www.ClassAtPawleys.com, or 843.235.9600, or linda@classatpawleys.com). 

Sunset River Marketplace presents group show “Renewal”

“Renewal” is a celebration of the rains that bring Spring Fever, new growth, and outdoor activities. The group exhibition includes oil paintings, acrylics, watercolors, and photography. Subject matter ranges from Paris in the rain to children in yellow rain slickers, local wildlife, bicycling, garden bouquets and more. Umbrellas abound!

Featured artists are Lee Mims (oils), Donn McCrary (acrylics), Brenda Riggins (watercolor and acrylics), Vicki Neilon (acrylics), Judi Moore (acrylics), Louis Aliotta (photography), Linda Karaskevicus (watercolor), Roseann Bellinger (acrylics), Gary Baird (photography), Janet Sessoms (oil), Ortrud Tyler (acrylics), Roberta Rotunda (acrylics), Marcus McClanahan (acrylics) and Hank Pulkowski (watercolor).

Roberta Rotunda, Remembering, acrylic, 36×48

The show is hanging now and will remain through Saturday, May 14. There is no charge to the public. Gallery hours are Monday – Saturday, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. For information, call 910.575.5999. Sunset River Marketplace is located at 10283 Beach Drive SW (NC179) in the historic coastal fishing town of Calabash, NC.

Judi Moore, After the Rain, acrylic 

Ornithology expert Holly Merker to speak

Sunset River Marketplace art gallery in Calabash, NC is set to feature Holly Merker, who will speak about her book, Ornitherapy: For Your Body, Mind and Soul, on Thursday, April 28 from 11 a.m. – 12 noon as part of the gallery’s ongoing Coffee With the Authors series.

Merker, who co-wrote the book with Richard Crossley and Sophie Crossley, has a background in art therapy, but today uses birds and nature toward the same goals of well being in her work as an environmental educator and birding guide. She has worked as a professional birding instructor for National Audubon and many other organizations. Passionate about connecting young people to birds, she co-founded the Frontiers in Ornithology Symposium and has facilitated many young birder groups and teen birding camps.

According to the author, “Ornitherapy, or a more mindful approach to the observation of birds, benefits our mind, body, and souls. We’re pushed and pulled in many directions, no matter our age. If we allow birds and nature to slow us down, we are practicing a form of ‘selfcare.’ Research shows that exposure to nature actively reduces stress, depression, and anxiety, while helping build a stronger heart and immune system. Through observation, we can learn not only about birds, but gain insight into our own lives while exploring our connection to the world around us.”

This is a free event, but seating is limited so reservations are required. Call the gallery at 910.575.5999 to hold your spot. Sunset River Marketplace is located at 10283 Beach Drive SW (NC179) in Calabash, NC. Information about upcoming events may be found at the gallery’s website (www.sunsetrivermarketplace.com) and on the gallery’s Facebook and Instagram pages.

Prayers For Ukraine show at Sunset River Marketplace nets $8,569 for Ukraine charity

L-R are Studio 8 artist Vicki Neilon and gallery owner Ginny Lassiter.

From March 17 through March 31, 2022, Sunset River Marketplace art gallery in Calabash, NC hosted Prayers For Ukraine, a show and sale that donated 100% of proceeds to Project Hope/Crisis In Ukraine. Studio 8, a group of painters at the gallery spearheaded the event. Sixty-three artists donated over 130 pieces of art, culminating in donated sales of $8,569.

Gallery to present Baird’s Birds slide show and talk

Sunset River Marketplace art gallery in Calabash, NC will host Baird’s Birds as part of the gallery’s yearlong 20th anniversary. Wildlife photographer Gary Baird and his wife Sue, often known as Spotter Sue, will present a talk and slide show on Monday, March 21 from 2 – 3 p.m. They will share stories and knowledge about local seabirds and other backyard species that can be found in Coastal North and South Carolina. The event is free, but seating is limited, so the public is encouraged to call the gallery at 910.575.5999 ahead and reserve a seat.

Gary’s love affair with nature began when he started backpacking in the Sierras while a high school student in Southern California. Photography became a natural extension of wanting to capture the beauty of what he was seeing on those trips with others. His passion for photography and nature continued to grow.

As a teacher he was able to pick where he wanted to work, so he chose great places for photography. Gary lived in Colorado, Seattle, New England and for the last 30+ years, North Carolina. After retiring from a career as an educator, he and Sue moved from Raleigh to Carolina Shores.

This has been an amazing gift in that he is living in a wonderful area for photography with the time that retirement offers to fully engage his passion. His roots are as a mountain photographer in the West, but he has fallen in love with the vast array of birds to photograph on the Carolina coast.

Rather than just trying to check off birds he has captured digitally, Gary tries to capture them in dramatic poses or unique light. Gary says, “The nice thing about being a nature photographer is that every time you go out to shoot you are almost guaranteed to see something new or amazing. There are awe-inspiring events taking place every day in nature. It is up to each photographer to bring his or her vision and skill to capture those moments.”

Photography by Gary Baird: painted bunting

One of the most sought-after prizes for bird watchers in the area is a photo of the brilliantly colored Painted Bunting. Gary and Sue find them every year. “Mid-April we start looking for one of the most beautiful birds in this area,” Gary says. “The Painted Bunting is a frequent visitor to Vereen Gardens. One April we were watching them play hide and seek in the thickets to vex my photo attempts. Then one beautifully colored mail, obviously feeling sorry for me, flew onto the rail of the boardwalk and posed for me until I was able to capture him in all his glory.

About Sunset River Marketplace

Located in coastal Brunswick County, Sunset River Marketplace caters to both tourists and a growing local community of full-time residents seeking fine art for their homes and businesses. Featuring work by approximately 150 North and South Carolina artists, the gallery is well known in the area for its collection of oil paintings, watermedia, pastels, photography, hand-blown glass, fused glass, pottery and clay sculptures, turned and carved wood, unique home décor items and artisan jewelry.

There are two onsite kilns and five wheels used by the gallery’s pottery students. Art classes and workshops are currently being offered on a limited basis. Call the gallery for details.

The gallery address is: 10283 Beach Drive SW, Calabash, NC 28467.  Hours are Monday – Saturday, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. For more information, call 910.575.5999 or visit the website at www.sunsetrivermarketplace.com. Daily updates are available on the gallery’s Facebook and Instagram pages.

The FrameCenter, located within the gallery, is open Wednesday through Friday, 12 noon – 5 p.m. and by appointment. Call framer Louis Aliotta directly at 910.368.7351 (this number for framing only).

January Literary Luncheons

Jan. 14 ~ Diane Chamberlain (The Last House on the Street) at Pawleys Plantation ($35)


1965 – Growing up in the well-to-do town of Round Hill, North Carolina, Ellie Hockley was raised to be a certain
type of proper Southern lady. Enrolled in college and all but engaged to a bank manager, Ellie isn’t as committed
to her expected future as her family believes. She’s chosen to spend her summer break as a volunteer helping to
register black voters. But as Ellie follows her ideals fighting for the civil rights of the marginalized, her
scandalized parents scorn her efforts, and her neighbors reveal their prejudices. And when she loses her heart to a
fellow volunteer, Ellie discovers the frightening true nature of the people living in Round Hill. 2010 – Architect
Kayla Carter and her husband designed a beautiful house for themselves in Round Hill’s new development,
Shadow Ridge Estates. It was supposed to be a home where they could raise their three-year-old daughter and
grow old together. Instead, it’s the place where Kayla’s husband died in an accident―a fact known to a
mysterious woman who warns Kayla against moving in. The woods and lake behind the property are reputed to be
haunted, and the new home has been targeted by vandals leaving threatening notes. And Kayla’s neighbor Ellie
Hockley is harboring long buried secrets about the dark history of the land where her house was built. Two
women. Two stories. Both on a collision course with the truth—no matter what that truth may bring to light–in
Diane Chamberlain’s riveting, powerful novel about the search for justice.


Jan. 21 ~ Kerri Maher (The Paris Bookseller) at Kimbel’s, Wachesaw ($35)


Discover the dramatic story of how a humble bookseller fought against incredible odds to bring one of the most
important books of the 20th century to the world in this new novel from the author of The Girl in the White
Gloves. When bookish young American Sylvia Beach opens Shakespeare and Company on a quiet street in Paris
in 1919, she has no idea that she and her new bookstore will change the course of literature itself. Shakespeare
and Company is more than a bookstore and lending library: Many of the most prominent writers of the Lost
Generation, like Ernest Hemingway, consider it a second home. It’s where some of the most important literary
friendships of the twentieth century are forged—none more so than the one between Irish writer James Joyce and
Sylvia herself. When Joyce’s controversial novel Ulysses is banned, Beach takes a massive risk and publishes it
under the auspices of Shakespeare and Company. But the success and notoriety of publishing the most infamous
and influential book of the century comes with steep costs. The future of her beloved store itself is threatened
when Ulysses’ success brings other publishers to woo Joyce away. Her most cherished relationships are put to the
test as Paris is plunged deeper into the Depression and many expatriate friends return to America. As she faces
painful personal and financial crises, Sylvia—a woman who has made it her mission to honor the life-changing
impact of books—must decide what Shakespeare and Company truly means to her.


Jan. 28 ~ Fiona Davis (The Magnolia Palace) at Pawleys Plantation ($62 incl. book)


Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Lions of Fifth Avenue, returns with a tantalizing novel
about the secrets, betrayal, and murder within one of New York City’s most impressive Gilded Age mansions.
Eight months since losing her mother in the Spanish flu outbreak of 1919, twenty-one-year-old Lillian Carter’s life
has completely fallen apart. For the past six years, under the moniker Angelica, Lillian was one of the most
sought-after artists’ models in New York City, with statues based on her figure gracing landmarks from the Plaza
Hotel to the Brooklyn Bridge. But with her mother gone, a grieving Lillian is rudderless and desperate—the work
has dried up and a looming scandal has left her entirely without a safe haven. So when she stumbles upon an
employment opportunity at the Frick mansion—a building that, ironically, bears her own visage—Lillian jumps at
the chance. But the longer she works as a private secretary to the imperious and demanding Helen Frick, the
daughter and heiress of industrialist and art patron Henry Clay Frick, the more deeply her life gets intertwined
with that of the family—pulling her into a tangled web of romantic trysts, stolen jewels, and family drama that
runs so deep, the stakes just may be life or death. Nearly fifty years later, mod English model Veronica Weber has
her own chance to make her career—and with it, earn the money she needs to support her family back home—
within the walls of the former Frick residence, now converted into one of New York City’s most impressive
museums. But when she—along with a charming intern/budding art curator named Joshua—is dismissed from
the Vogue shoot taking place at the Frick Collection, she chances upon a series of hidden messages in the
museum: messages that will lead her and Joshua on a hunt that could not only solve Veronica’s financial woes, but
could finally reveal the truth behind a decades-old murder in the infamous Frick family.

For reservations, 843.235.9600 or visit www.ClassAtPawleys.com.