At the Coffee Shop of Curiosities A Novel

When Ava Harrison receives a mysterious letter with an unusual job listing one month after the sudden death of her ex-boyfriend, she wonders if she's being haunted. The listing—a job as a live-in caretaker for a peculiar old man and his cranky cat in Driftwood, Alabama—offers a chance to start a new life. Despite her lifelong fear of traveling, Ava throws caution to the wind and drives to the distant beachside town. There, she encounters Maggie Mae Brightwell, who runs 'Magpie's,' Driftwood's coffee and curiosity shop, where the old and new are paired with a touch of magic. Maggie keeps herself overly busy to distract from the lingering loss of her mother and her concerns about her aging father. Ava and Maggie soon find they are kindred spirits, haunted not by spirits, but by regret over the past. The novel is an enchanting story of magical realism and second chances, as both women must learn to let go of their past to move forward and find where they truly belong.

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