About the Book
Barnaby Brown has had enough of freezing winters,
insurmountable debt, a dead-end job, and his solitary life as a young widower
with no one but his beloved parrot Popsicle. He yearns to move to California
and reawaken his long-lost early life as an artist. But new troubles come in
threes. His ancient car crashes into a snowbank. Popsicle escapes through a
window carelessly left open.
A New York gallery owner offers to represent Barnaby’s
paintings—but is he on the up-and-up? All of it serves to shock Barnaby into
confronting how low he has sunk, and he vows—again and again—to change. He has
a few obstacles, starting with his heavy drinking and long-term neglect of his
ancestral home. As he takes steps toward a better life, he re-discovers the
value of old friendships and latent talents seen in new light, and finds the
courage to consider a second chance at love. Rejoining the mainstream of life
presents several startling mysteries he must unravel, with a few mortifying but
enlightening stumbles.
A heart-warming novel about ordinary people reclaiming their
dormant potential, Waterbury Winter celebrates the restorative value of art and
the joy to be found in keeping promises.
Find out
more about Waterbury Winter by visiting GoodReads or the author’s website.
About the Author:
Linda Stewart Henley is
the author of Estelle: A Novel. Among
other honors, it won Silver in the Independent Publisher Book Awards for
Historical Fiction and was a finalist for The Eric Hoffer Book Awards as well
as for the 2021 Nancy Pearl Award. She lives in Anacortes, Washington, with her
husband. Waterbury Winter is her second novel.
Praise
for Waterbury Winter
“A
reflective, witty, and fun story that elegantly crosses genres and addresses
intriguing themes.”—Kirkus Reviews
“A
heartfelt journey of two lost souls finding grace . . . and each other. Waterbury Winter is a must-read for
anyone who believes in second chances and the power of kindness—or who wants to
believe in them. This is one of those books that, when you have to put it down,
you can’t wait to pick it up again.”
—Donna Cameron, Nautilus Award–winning
author of A Year of Living Kindly: Choices that Will Change Your Life and the
World Around You
"...
a page-turner. I found I could not put it down until I had reached the end. It
makes you think about how you are handling your life and if you are stagnating
because you are too afraid to take a chance. I enjoyed reading this book from
the first page to the last and found the ending the best, due to the fact that
I had started rooting early for the main characters."
—Readers
Favorite, 5 stars
“A
tour de force reminiscent of A Man Called
Ove. Barnaby Brown’s interactions and experiences unfold in such a way as
to endear him to the reader. He’s not perfect, but his imperfections are what
reveal his gentle and generous spirit, and we root for him at every upturn and
downturn. Waterbury Winter is a
memorable masterpiece.”
—Saralyn Richard, award-winning author
of the Detective Parrott mystery series and A Murder of Principal
“Linda
Henley manages to combine drama, romance, humor, and even an art theft mystery
in the highly entertaining Waterbury
Winter. The novel introduces us to Barnaby Brown, an artist who is so down
on his luck there’s no farther to slide. Through fast-paced writing and a
series of remarkable plot twists, Henley constantly surprises the reader as
Barnaby (accompanied by his faithful parrot, Popsicle) stumbles mightily in his
efforts to redeem himself and become the man he wants to be. A many-layered
novel, Waterbury Winter is, above
all, a moving tribute to the healing power of art.”
—Laurel Davis Huber, award-winning
author of The Velveteen Daughter
“… a heart-warming story of loss and
love, challenge and resistance, and the power of creative expression. Henley’s
masterful descriptions of character and place make these pages the perfect spot
to hang out. Readers will make themselves at home, cheer for the protagonist,
Barnaby, and be totally charmed by his opinionated parrot, Popsicle.”
—Romalyn Tilghman, award-winning author
of To
the Stars Through Difficulties
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