This sweet, split-time read is a standalone novel, though characters in this story appear in Rachel Hauck’s book, The Fifth Avenue Story Society. Includes discussion questions. A tale both bittersweet and redemptive, The Writing Desk is your must-read.” -Patti Callahan Henry, New York Times bestselling author “Rachel Hauck enchants us again! Tenley and Birdie are bound together by the understanding that creativity is a guiding force and that their stories must be told.

Tenley and Birdie are from two very different worlds, but fate has bound them together in a way time cannot erase. When she discovers her mother has taken extreme measures to manipulate her future, she must choose between submission and security or forging a brand new way all on her own. She wants to tell stories, write novels, make an impact on the world. But Birdie has dreams she doesn’t know how to realize. Under the strict control of her mother, her every move is decided ahead of time, even whom she’ll marry. Born during the Gilded Age, Birdie Shehorn is the daughter of the old money Knickerbockers.

But when her estranged mother calls asking Tenley to help her through chemotherapy, she packs up for Florida where she meets handsome furniture designer Jonas Sullivan and discovers the story her heart’s been missing.Ī century earlier, another woman wrote at the same desk with hopes and fears of her own. With pressure mounting from her publisher, Tenley is weighted with writer’s block. Can she repeat her earlier success or is she a fraud who has run out of inspiration? Now that her second book is due, she’s locked in fear. Tenley Roth’s first book was a runaway bestseller. Tenley brings Birdie's writing to the world.This happily ever after romance tells the captivating story of two women bound together across time by a shared dream and a mysterious writing desk. Birdie's words help Tenley find a way home. Yet when Tenley discovers Birdie's manuscript, their lives intersect. Tenley and Birdie are from two very different worlds. When she discovers her mother has literally destroyed her dreams, she must choose between submission and security or forging a brand new way all on her own. Under the strict control of her mother, her every move is decided ahead of time, even whom she'll marry. But when her estranged mother calls asking Tenley to help her through chemotherapy, she packs up for Florida where she meets handsome furniture designer Jonas Sullivan and discovers the story her heart's been missing.īorn during the Gilded Age, Birdie Shehorn is the daughter of the old money Knickerbockers. With pressure mounting from her publisher, Tenley is weighted with writer's block. Can she repeat her earlier success or is she a fraud who merely found a bit of luck? Tenley Roth's first book was a literary and commercial success.

The writing desk by rachel hauck