Author Marie Bostwick to sign books at Browseabout June 12

Browseabout Books in Rehoboth Beach will host author Marie Bostwick from 2 to 4 p.m., Monday, June 12, when she will be signing copies of her newest novel, “Esme Cahill Fails Spectacularly!”

From the author of “The Restoration of Celia Fairchild” comes a novel about the meaning of family and the places people call home. 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, Esme 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 traveling 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.

The always-emotional, sometimes humorous, very human novel is a reminder of what it means to be family — the ties that bind people together and the unintentional hurts that can rend them apart. Along the way, Esme learns that failure can be the first step toward the life one is meant to find.

This is a free event; tickets are not required.

For more information, go to browseaboutbooks.com.