A debut novel from acclaimed television producerStefani DeoulCan they all be made whole?A bone-weary, emotionally drained woman shows up one morning at a diner and gas station in a small Northeast town. Intending to refuel on gas and coffee and just keep driving, she is drawn instead to a pile of discarded carousel horses at the junkyard next door. Her find begins a ripple of gossip, mystery, and a restorative journey for the horses, herself, and the curious collection of townspeople taking the tumultuous 4-year ride of hope, patience and a chance to grab the brass ring. “It’s not only the story itself—of finding beauty and belonging in the places—and people—where one least expects it, that makes The Carousel linger in the reader’s mind long after the last page is turned. It’s the writing -the gorgeous, heartbreaking, lyrical writing. If I hadn’t been so caught up in the story, I would have stopped—again and again --just to reread the resonant, detailed, surprising, and beautiful paragraphs. Maribeth Fischer, author of The Life You Longed For