Mary Lois Timbes to sign "The Fair Hope of Heaven"

February 13, 2010 - 02:00 PM

Page & Palette is pleased to welcome back author Mary Lois  from Timbes for a signing.  Ms. Timbes has penned “The Fair Hope of Heaven:  A Hundred Years after Upotia”.  A graduate of Fairhope's School of Organic Education, the author has lived in New Orleans, Atlanta, New York, and Geneva and has worked as a writer, public relations professional and actress. She returned to Fairhope in 1988 and began correspondence with the late Robert E. Bell, author of the novel The Butterfly Tree (set in Fairhope in the 1950's), and collaborated with him on a Fairhope memoir entitled Meet Me at The Butterfly Tree. Her second book, The Fair Hope of Heaven, continues with stories of historical Fairhope moving to the present day.  In it, more history and sociological commentary illuminates the town as it has moved from being a bohemian enclave to a destination for tourists and retirees.

The author will exclusively sign all books purchased from Page & Palette. 

 

Here's more about the book:

The small town of Fairhope, Alabama, founded to prove Henry George's theory of single tax, has prospered in recent years as a retirement and tourist community. The Fair Hope of Heaven takes an introspective glance back in time as it examines the town as it once was and reveals stories of some of its famous visitors including Clarence Darrow and Upton Sinclair; its founder, reformer and editor E.B. Gaston; and the world-renowned educator Marietta Johnson.  As she pauses to reflect on the changes that have attracted new residents in recent years, Timbes brings to the forefront an awareness of the qualities that have helped Fairhope retain its appeal as a unique enclave in small town America. Through her portrayal of a dynamic community that has evolved through time, Timbes delivers an original perspective that anticipates a healthy future for the special place that once was an eccentric experiment and will always be Fairhope.