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When their beloved veterinarian decides to retire, Lumby's residents turn a curious eye to a stranger, Dr. Tom Candor, who steps up to the responsibilities, hangs his shingle and is soon embraced by the town. But when one distrusting journalist digs too deep and reveals Tom's past, Lumby turns its cold back. Only after Dr. Candor leaves with one of their most beloved residents do the townsfolk pause and consider the consequences of its actions: after all, who will care for Hank if he falls ill? While some residents concoct the wildest of schemes to charm the vet back, Pam and Mark Walker respond to the Montis Inn being unexpectedly thrown into the limelight. And in Franklin, the monks of Saint Cross Abbey face their own temptations from an unexpected proposition by a group of religious vintners, the Sisters of St. Amand who have vine roots and cases of award-winning wine in tow.
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About The Granary:
"Next to the Feed Store, set well off the road on a lot substantially larger than any other, is one of the more interesting buildings in town: the old stone Granary. It began as a gable-roofed, stone barn which held the harvested crops that the Feed Store would sell for the farmers. When bagged animal feed from national distributors finally made its way to Lumby, the Granary lost its singular purpose and stood empty for well over ten years. Then, in the nineteen forties, the two-story structure was purchased by Charlotte and Zeb Ross, owners of a growing orchard business in Rocky Mount. They lovingly added on a wing that was larger than the original barn, converting the combined structure into a beautiful grand house on Main Street. By the time Dr. Campbell purchased it in the early nineteen eighties, the Granary was one of the most architecturally significant buildings in downtown Lumby. The gabled side of the original granary faced the road, with a large chimney running up the center of the exterior wall. Flanking the chimney were words carved in flat stone, “GRANARY” on the left and “EST 1908” on the right. Connected to the back half of the granary was the newer wing, which extended out to the left and offered a long, inviting covered porch and a steep roof with several dormers. One of the few additions Dr. Campbell had made was a large copula topped by an iron weathervane depicting several barnyard animals. Her other addition was charming veterinary signage that she had painted directly on the house siding: Lumby Animal Clinic." -excerpt from The Promise of Lumby |
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Author autographed and personalized copies of the Lumby novels can be purchased at Lazygoose USA, Inc., which offers other cool Lumby merchandise.
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