ELIZABETH LETTS is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of six novels and three works of narrative nonfiction, including Finding Dorothy, The Perfect Horse, The Eighty-Dollar Champion, The Ride of Her Life, and her latest novel, Fallen for France. Letts's earlier books have received the PEN Award, the Middle East Book Prize, and the Africana Book Award, among others, and been selected as Indie Next and Library Reads selections. The Eighty-Dollar Champion spent more than forty weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and was a finalist for the Goodreads Reader's Choice Award.
Fallen for France is a novel about what history forgets — and what, against all odds, endures…
In the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco, a boy leaves home to work as a shepherd in a distant village. His mother presses a strand of amber beads into his hands, promising they will help him return home.
On the same day, a radiant Arabian mare is born in the Sultan's palace. For a brief, golden time, the mare belongs to the boy. But when the horse is stolen by his mentor and taken to the Great War in France, the boy begins a desperate search to find her.
Boy and horse cross countries and continents, beads change hands, entwining new lives as they go. Buffeted by powerful historical forces beyond their control, each tries to hold onto their last defense — the power to care for others. Each time the mare passes through a life, she awakens new hope — and threads them, like beads on a cord, ever closer.
Date: Friday, November 13th 2026
Location: Tide to Table- 1 Norris Drive, Pawleys Island, SC 29585 (the fine dining venue upstairs in The Litchfield Inn)
Time: 10:45AM-1:00PM
Your Ticket Includes:
Guaranteed seating via our curated seating chart (no rushing for a spot).
An intimate talk and Q&A with Elizabeth Letts.
A multi-course lunch, dessert, and beverages provided by Tide to Table.
A signed $32.00 hardcover of Fallen for France.
A dedicated window for personalized book signing and a brief meet-and-greet.
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