Waiting on Wednesday

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill of Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. (Button courtesy of Bewitched Bookworms.)

Title:  The Avalon Ladies Scrapbooking Society
Author:  Darien Gee
Release Date:  January 29, 2013

From Amazon.com:

Welcome to Avalon, Illinois, Pop. 4,243
At Madeline's Tea Salon, the cozy hub of the Avalon community, local residents scrapbook their memories and make new ones.  But across town, other Avalonians are struggling to free themselves of the past:  Isabel Kidd is fixing up her ramshackle house while sorting through the complications of her late husband's affair.  Ava Catalina is mourning the love of her life and helping her young son grow up without his father.  Local plumber Yvonne Tate is smart, beautiful, and new to Avalon, but finds that despite a decade of living life on her own terms, the past has a way of catching up—no matter where she goes.  And Frances Latham, mother to a boisterous brood of boys, eagerly anticipates the arrival of a little girl from China—unprepared for the emotional roller coaster of foreign adoption.

Enter Bettie Shelton, the irascible founder of the Avalon Ladies Scrapbooking Society.  Under Bettie's guidance, even the most reluctant of Avalon's residents come to terms with their past and make bold decisions about their future.  But when the group receives unexpected news about their steadfast leader, they must pull together to create something truly memorable.

By turns humorous, wise, and deeply moving, The Avalon Ladies Scrapbooking Society is a luminous reminder that the things we hold most dear will last a lifetime.

What are you waiting for?