# Event Details - **Event Name**: Terri Lewis, When They Came Home with Rainy Day Books - **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 25 Sep, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Fri, 25 Sep, 2026 at 08:00 pm (-05:00) - **Event Description**: A sweeping Kansas story following the psychological impacts of World War I.About this EventJoin Rainy Day Books in-store to discuss When They Came Home with author Terri Lewis.This event includes a talk from Terri along with an opportunity to get your book signed and personalized.Whether depicting the battlefield or the Great Plains, the author excels at setting the scene and describing the emotional connections the characters have to places and to other people ... A lean, powerful novel about war’s psychological aftermath. — Kirkus ReviewsThe BookWhen They Came HomeBased on the true story of author Terri Lewis' grandparents, Milton and Edith. Terri has always called it ‘The Candy Box Novel’ because it began when her mother handed her a battered box that contained a pile of papers and some black-and-white photos. Her mother said, “You’re a writer. There’s a great story in here," and there was.Kansas, 1919Although Edith longs to be a wife, her tiny town has few eligible men. But when soldiers returning from WWI come to work on her family’s farm, she meets Milton. They court, marry, and have two daughters, but slowly the horrors he endured while fighting begin to weigh on him. He falls into silence, develops a thousand-yard stare.In the decades that follow, challenged by precarious fortunes and facing down an indifferent government, Edith struggles to build a home for their daughters while fighting for Milton’s healing. When They Came Home is a haunting portrait of a marriage tested by war’s lingering effects and an example of how even the deepest traumas can be met by the patient powers of love.The AuthorAfter a career as a ballet dancer, Terri Lewis focused on writing. She is the author of Behold the Bird in Flight: A Novel of an Abducted Queen, which was named one of the Washington Independent Review of Books' Favorite Books of 2025. Her third novel will be published in March of 2027. She lives in Denver with her husband and two entertaining dogs. To learn more about the author and to see the family mementos which partially inspired the book, visit terrilewis1.com.Please Note: There are no refunds for this event. If you are unable to attend, your book will be available for pickup at Rainy Day Books starting the following day. If you are not local, we'll be happy to mail it to you upon request. Thank you for your support!We will hold your event book in-store for a maximum of 6 months following the event. If you have not retrieved your book in that time period, it will be donated. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/fairway/terri-lewis-when-they-came-home-with-rainy-day-books/100001996753733167 - **Event Categories**: fitness, Art, literary-art - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 24.31, max: 29.98, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Fairway - **state**: KS - **country**: United States - **location**: Rainy Day Books - **lat**: 39.0336062 - **long**: -94.6169281 - **full address**: Rainy Day Books, 2706 West 53rd Street, Fairway, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Terri Lewis, When They Came Home with Rainy Day Books - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/f136506df81b22230406dc0d1ca0a9d0b422d72d0783cbfedb52ae76cde77556-rimg-w1200-h600-dc083848-gmir.jpg?v=1785886565 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Terri Lewis, When They Came Home with Rainy Day Books being held? - **A:** Terri Lewis, When They Came Home with Rainy Day Books takes place on Fri, 25 Sep, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Fri, 25 Sep, 2026 at 08:00 pm at Rainy Day Books, 2706 West 53rd Street, Fairway, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Terri Lewis, When They Came Home with Rainy Day Books? - **A:** Terri Lewis, When They Came Home with Rainy Day Books is organized by Rainy Day Books. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Terri Lewis, When They Came Home with Rainy Day Books", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/f136506df81b22230406dc0d1ca0a9d0b422d72d0783cbfedb52ae76cde77556-rimg-w1200-h600-dc083848-gmir.jpg?v=1785886565", "startDate": "2026-09-25T19:00:00-05:00", "endDate": "2026-09-25T20:00:00-05:00", "url": "https://allevents.in/fairway/terri-lewis-when-they-came-home-with-rainy-day-books/100001996753733167", "eventStatus": "https://schema.org/EventScheduled", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Rainy Day Books", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "2706 West 53rd Street", "postalCode": "66205", "addressLocality": "Fairway", "addressRegion": "KS", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "39.0336062", "longitude": "-94.6169281" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "A sweeping Kansas story following the psychological impacts of World War I.", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-08-04", "availabilityEnds": "2026-09-25T20:00:00-05:00", "validFrom": "2026-08-04", "lowPrice": "24.31", "highPrice": "29.98", "price": "24.31", "url": "https://allevents.in/fairway/terri-lewis-when-they-came-home-with-rainy-day-books/100001996753733167" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-08-04", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-08-04", "url": "https://allevents.in/fairway/terri-lewis-when-they-came-home-with-rainy-day-books/100001996753733167", "price": "29.98", "name": "2 seats, 1 book" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-08-04", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-08-04", "url": "https://allevents.in/fairway/terri-lewis-when-they-came-home-with-rainy-day-books/100001996753733167", "price": "24.31", "name": "1 seat, 1 book" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Rainy Day Books", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/rainy-day-books/18487938", "description": "Vivien L. 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