By Melissa Payne \u2013 <\/b>Lake Union Publishing<\/i><\/b>, <\/b>2021<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
Bibliophiles everywhere may dream of being snowed in at a library, but that\u2019s not true in the small town of Silver Ridge, CO, where kind-hearted librarian Nora has allowed, even encouraged, the unhoused and unfortunate to spend time in the building. <\/span><\/p>\n Marlene works part time at the library; she\u2019s older, bitter and widowed. She\u2019s there when a snowstorm traps her, along with Nora and three others. Marlene has strong feelings about overly kind people, drug addicts, homeless people, and the younger generation\u2014and here she is<\/span>,<\/span> stuck with sweet Nora, troubled teen Jasmine, homeless drug addict Lewis and security guard Vlado. <\/span><\/p>\n Marlene feels she sacrificed throughout her life without question, forfeiting a promising future out of a sense of duty to her parents. Now, after marrying in later life and losing her great love, she finds herself in the cold, dark library realizing how little she knows of her co-workers and neighbors. Despite being convinced she\u2019s too old to change, she hears her late husband<\/span>,<\/span> Charlie\u2019s, voice telling her to give people a chance, reminding her to be kind. By the time the snow clears, Marlene has a different outlook on life.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Bibliophiles everywhere may dream of being snowed in at a library, but that\u2019s not true in the small town of Silver Ridge, CO<\/span><\/p>\n