EVENT OVERVIEW: Kristan Higgins, New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author, will be In Conversation about her life, work and her New Softcover A Little Ray of Sunshine: A Novel. This Event is Co-Presented by Rainy Day Books & Mid-Continent Public Library.
ABOUT KRISTAN HIGGINS: Kristan Higgins is The New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly Bestselling Author of more than 20 Novels, which have been translated into more than 24 languages and have sold Millions of Book Worldwide. The happy mother of 2 snarky and well-adjusted adults lives in Connecticut with her heroic firefighter husband, cuddly dog, and indifferent cat.
ABOUT THE NEW BOOK: A kid walks into your bookstore and... Guess what? He's your son. The one you put up for adoption eighteen years ago. The one you never told anyone about. Surprise! And a huge surprise it is.
It's a huge surprise to his adoptive mother, Monica, who thought she had a close relationship with Matthew, her nearly adult son. But apparently, he felt the need to secretly arrange a vacation to Cape Cod for the summer so he could meet his birth mother...without a word to either her or his dad.
It's also a surprise-- to say the least--to Harlow, the woman who secretly placed her baby for adoption so many years ago. She's spent the years since then building a quiet life. She runs a bookstore with her grandfather, hangs out with her four younger siblings and is more or less happily single, though she can't help gravitating toward Grady Byrne, her old friend from high school. He's moved back to town, 3 year-old daughter in tow, no wife in the picture. But she's always figured her life had to be child-free, so that complicates things.
When Matthew walks into Harlow's store, she faints. Monica panics. And all their assumptions--about what being a parent really means--explode. This summer will be full of more surprises as both their families are redefined...and as both women learn that for them, there's no limit to a mother's love.
DATE & TIME: Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at 7:00 PM
LOCATION: A Rainy Day Books Author Event at Mid-Continent Public Library, Woodneath Library Center, The Story Center, 8900 NE Flintlock Road, Kansas City, Missouri 64157
EVENT FORMAT: Kristan Higgins will be In Conversation for her New Softcover A Little Ray of Sunshine: A Novel, followed by a discussion with the audience. A Meet & Greet Booksigning will follow the Presentation. Kristan Higgins will Autograph her New Softcovers that are purchased from Rainy Day Books at or prior to this Event.
ADMISSION PACKAGE: This is a Complimentary OPEN House Event. Registration is Required at https://www.MyMCPL.org/Events/87777/Story-Center-Speakers-Series-Kristan-Higgins or Call the Library at 816-883-4900. Rainy Day Books will have Kristan Higgins' Books for Sale at this Event, or you may Pre-Order for In-Store or At-Event Pick-Up through the link below. Seating is General Admission.
The Publication & Sale Date for A Little Ray of Sunshine is Tuesday, June 06, 2023.
DISCLAIMER: All Author Event sales are final and non-refundable. Kansas Sales Tax is charged on all Orders, regardless of destination. Unless otherwise indicated, Authors will only sign Books purchased from Rainy Day Books. Additional Signed Books are available for purchase at our Author Event.
