Kansas Author Talk: Kim Hurley Andrews on "When the Leaves Began to Unfold"

Join us 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, for a Kansas Author Talk with Kim Hurley Andrews. Kim will share her new book, "When the Leaves Began to Unfold: The Hurley Murder Mystery." It's a novel based on true events, coauthored by the late Delila Mize McCabe.

This is a hybrid program. Attend in person at Newton Public Library, 223 E. 7th, Newton, KS, or click here to sign up for the Zoom Webinar simulcast: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vYx2TejhTYutp3FEIs16FA

About the Book:

When a new lake moves in, flooding the Delaware River Valley, "Old Nate" Isaac is forced to move from his shack out in the country to the small town of Meriden, Kansas. A feisty woman named Lila McCabe becomes curious about him when someone sends her to his doorstep.

Through homemade food and friendship, Lila earns Old Nate's trust. Soon, she discovers his ties to a family who met a mysterious end. Nate was a childhood friend of Genevieve Hurley, the 41-year-old schoolteacher at the heart of the story, and has carried a torch for her ever since.

In the aftermath of a farmhouse fire that claimed the lives of Jennie, her father and youngest brother in 1923, questions and rumors swirl. Soon, investigators learn that she was engaged to at least two men at the same time. No one can find her many diamond rings, and it appears the fire was no accident.

One hundred years later, people continue to speculate. Was Jennie in the farmhouse when it burned, or did she somehow escape?

About Kim Hurley Andrews:

Kim Hurley Andrews was born and raised in Newton, Kansas. She studied creative writing at Washburn University of Topeka before graduating from The University of Kansas with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. Over the next 20 years, Andrews worked as an editor and freelance writer for national consumer and trade publications. She also worked for one of the largest ad agencies in Kansas.

At 43, she answered the call to ministry. In 2017, Andrews received an M.Div. from United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio. She was ordained as an elder by the United Methodist Church in 2023 and has served ten congregations. She is married to Sam Andrews and has two grown sons, Gannon and Dakota. This is her first book.

You may also like the following events from Newton Public Library:

• This Thursday, 18th September, 06:00 pm, Coffee & Coloring at Norm's Coffee Bar in Newton
• Next Tuesday, 23rd September, 07:00 pm, Macro Bee Photography, with Scott Jost in Newton
• Next Thursday, 25th September, 06:30 pm, Kansas Author Talk: Mark Janzen on "Cars That Drove Me" in Newton

Also check out other Arts events in Newton, Literary Art events in Newton, Workshops in Newton.