Parnassus on Wheels

The story of what happens when a tired spinster decides she'd rather sell books than milk cows. Helen McGill has spent years enabling her brother Andrew's literary ambitions, sacrificing her own life to his success. Then Roger Mifflin arrives with his traveling book wagon, Parnassus, and Helen makes an impulsive choice that will change everything. She buys the wagon and hits the New England roads, becoming a bookseller with a mission: to bring the right book to the right person at the right moment. What follows is part picaresque adventure, part love letter to literature, and part story of a woman finding herself. Morley writes with infectious enthusiasm about books and the people who love them, while Helen's journey from self-effacing sister to confident businesswoman feels genuinely revolutionary. It's funny, warm, and believes absolutely in the transformative power of a good story.