

She will do what she can to save it, even if it means facing ghosts in an attempt to find the treasure said to be buried in Blackbird Hollow by the Conductor, a Civil War ghost. Emma cannot imagine her town without the café in it, or the loss of her only home since her mama died. She is close to selling it to a local businessman because of her fear for her grandchildren and their future. as well as the cash needed to keep the business afloat. Granny Blue, Emma's grandmother, is in dire need of some good luck. In fact, she could really use an immediate life-fulfilling destiny that has to do with riches, and she knows all about the treasure that is said to be buried in the graveyard that is right next to her family's business, The Boneyard Café. The Book of Days is filled with their stories and Emma is reading all of them.Įmma has been waiting for her dream. Before she died, Emma's mother explained the Destiny Dream that has guided their ancestral women to a fulfilling life.

She knows her mother's and her grandmother's stories very well. I closed my eyes and imagined my mom was there, lighting the candles on a giant pile of pancakes downstairs."Įmma Pearl comes from a long line of 'extraordinary' women. There's at least a few lonely minutes hiding in every day, once you've said goodbye to someone you love. Holidays and school picture day and rainy days. "Birthdays are difficult days for missing people.
