Do you have an author you trust to tell a great story? 

I do! The list is long, but one of those authors is Sandra Byrd.

Her books and stories routinely touch my heart, challenge me, and bring tears to my eyes. Whether it’s her French Twist series or her Anne Boleyn book, I love Sandra’s writing.

Heirlooms by Sandra Byrd

Time-split novel: Post-WWII & Modern Day

 Two widows form a special bond and friendship (one native to the area and one foreign)

 Two granddaughters seek to forge their own ways while remembering their grandmothers

 Second chance love (for everyone)

 Family Dynamics & Loyalty

 Conversation/history around disability

TW: infant death (this one had me sobbing on my couch, if you didn’t know, I lost my niece around the same age as this baby)

Once again, Sandra Byrd shares a gorgeous story, and she retains my trust as a storyteller. And if you want to know, I’d compare this story to Korean barbecue (because it’s a little bit about how you choose to assemble the meal).

Heirlooms is available for preorder now!

RELEASES JULY 5, 2022

Answering a woman’s desperate call for help, young Navy widow Helen Devries opens her Whidbey Island home as a refuge to Choi Eunhee. As they bond over common losses and a delicate, potentially devastating secret, their friendship spans the remainder of their lives.

After losing her mother, Cassidy Quinn spent her childhood summers with her gran, Helen, at her farmhouse. Nourished by her grandmother’s love and encouragement, Cassidy discovers a passion that she hopes will bloom into a career. But after Helen passes, Cassidy learns that her home and garden have fallen into serious disrepair. Worse, a looming tax debt threatens her inheritance. Facing the loss of her legacy and in need of allies and ideas, Cassidy reaches out to Nick, her former love, despite the complicated emotions brought by having him back in her life.

Cassidy inherits not only the family home but a task, spoken with her grandmother’s final breaths: ask Grace Kim―Eunhee’s granddaughter―to help sort through the contents of the locked hope chest in the attic. As she and Grace dig into the past, they unearth their grandmothers’ long-held secret and more. Each startling revelation reshapes their understanding of their grandmothers and ultimately inspires the courage to take risks and make changes to own their lives.

Set in both modern-day and midcentury Whidbey Island, Washington, this dual-narrative story of four women―grandmothers and granddaughters―intertwines across generations to explore the secrets we keep, the love we pass down, and the heirlooms we inherit from a well-lived life.

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