Reading & Signing with Author Shannon Bowring: IN A DISTANT VALLEY

Name: Reading & Signing with Author Shannon Bowring: IN A DISTANT VALLEY
Start: 2025-10-14T19:00:00-04:00
Location: BookSpace

Schedule

Tue, 14 Oct, 2025 at 07:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

BookSpace | Bangor, ME

The Briar Patch is thrilled to welcome back Shannon Bowring to celebrate her third novel, IN A DISTANT VALLEY. If you like The Road to Dalton and Where the Forest Meets the River, you won't want to miss this.
Join us on Tuesday, October 14 at 7pm at BookSpace where Shannon Bowring will talking about the third book in the Dalton trilogy and signing copies. Her first novel, The Road to Dalton, was the #1 bestselling book at The Briar Patch in 2023.
ABOUT IN A DISTANT VALLEY
Both a love letter and a window into the rural places that have shaped many, In a Distant Valley sets the stage for a final act to play out across a deep winter in snowy Maine.
For a while, Rose Douglas believed life had given her a break. She was enjoying a steady job at the local clinic in Dalton; her two young boys, Adam and Brandon, were doing well in school; and their little family had found an easy friendship with widower Nate Theroux and his daughter, Sophie. The possibility of something deeper even hung between her and Nate—until the day Tommy Merchant, her ex and the father of her sons, showed up without warning on her doorstep. While Rose knows all too well his erratic and abusive nature, he swears he’s clean, and ready to turn over a new leaf.
Tommy isn’t the only one who’s found his way back to the town that defined him. Lost after a disastrous stint living down south with her father, Angela Muse has returned home to Dalton. There she runs into Greg Fortin, the friend who once saved her life when they were children and finally starts to believe there may be someone who understands her in a world that offers more questions than answers.
But secrets are the lifeblood of a small town, and everyone in Dalton soon finds themselves part of a chain of events hurtling towards outcomes beyond their control, where more than one future will be decided. Brimming with compassion and heart, In a Distant Valley is the remarkable conclusion to the story readers have been following since Shannon Bowring’s debut novel, The Road to Dalton.

ABOUT SHANNON BOWRING
Shannon Bowring’s work has appeared in numerous journals and has been nominated for Pushcart and Best of the Net prizes. Her debut novel, The Road to Dalton, was chosen as one of NPR’s Books We Love in 2023 and won the Maine Literary Book Award for Fiction. Her second novel, Where the Forest Meets the River, was featured in Oprah Daily’s Best Books of Fall in 2024. Shannon resides in Maine.
ABOUT THE BRIAR PATCH
For more than 35 years, The Briar Patch has inspired and delighted generations of readers of all ages in Bangor, Maine. Specializing in children's books and creative playthings from birth through high school, the shop also carries grownup books including fiction, cookbooks, titles on parenting, resources for teachers and more. Games, crafts, puzzles, and more fill the store with something for everyone. We also host regular book signings, storytimes and other events.
ABOUT BOOKSPACE BY THE BRIAR PATCH
BookSpace is an event venue focused on the literary arts that serves as an extension of downtown Bangor's beloved bookstore, The Briar Patch. It hosts programs will include author readings & signings, book clubs, writing workshops, illustrator exhibits and more.