Thorndike Press large print top shelf

Published in 2025 by arrangement with by Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster

"When literary legend Edward David Adams (known as "the Lion") dies, leaving his estate up for grabs, rival editors Rebecca Blume and Ben Heath work feverishly to land this career-making opportunity. As their battle for the estate gets more heated, Rebecca learns of a connection between her mother, Jane, and the Lion. The story travels back four decades earlier to when Jane arrives in Manhattan and meets Rose. Jane and Rose are two strong, talented young women trying to make their mark in the publishing world at a time when art, the written word, and creative expression were at their height. But one fateful day will change the course of Jane's life, and of their friendship, forever"--Page [4] of cover