Paper and Ink, Flesh and Blood

Paper and Ink, Flesh and Blood by Mace Walston, Rita. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781970137675.

“You’ll remember this wise and heartbreaking tale long after you’ve finished it! A dazzling love letter to the power of books!” — Constance Sayers, author of A Witch in Time As a tormented young girl, Margaux Locke had very few friends not made of paper and ink. A strange and wonderful inheritance from her aunt allows Margaux to hear books speak aloud to her—with earnest words of wisdom and ominous warnings. When her husband, August Locke, falls to his death in a horse race, she must return to her Virginia roots and forge the flesh and blood strength to uncover the bitter truth about her late husband and save her beloved land. A suspenseful literary tale for all book lovers Paper & Ink, Flesh & Blood leads the reader through a story of love, loss, and danger as Margaux defines her path and comes to terms with a life far beyond the one she’d plotted. “Elegant and strange, magical in its metaphor, Paper & Ink, Flesh & Blood gives us an old-fashioned kind of heroine in Margaux, a woman who lives inside her lifeblood connection to books. This is a story full of its own electricity. ”— Ashley Warlick, author of The Arrangement “Margaux’s sensitivity and razor-sharp observations make her the perfect narrator for this enthralling coming-of-age story.”— Gisele Firmino, author of The Marble Army "Rita Mace Walston’s debut novel Paper & Ink, Flesh & Blood immediately draws you in… This fun read is perfect for all of the book lovers in your life."—Perry Pidgeon Hooks, president, Hooks Book Events