RUTA SEPETYS is an internationally acclaimed, #1 New York Times bestselling author of historical fiction published in over sixty countries and forty languages. Ruta is the author of the New York Times Bestsellers Salt to the Sea, Between Shades of Grey, Out of the Easy, Fountains of Silence, I Must Betray You, The Bletchley Riddle and more. She is the Winner of the Carnegie Medal and honored by the American Academy of Arts and Letters, Ruta gives voice to underrepresented history and those who experienced it. She has been invited to present at NATO, European Parliament, the U.S. Capitol, the Library of Congress, and embassies worldwide. Ruta alternates her time between the hills of Tennessee and the flats of Florida.
The daughter of an automotive magnate escapes to an artistic retreat that holds more secrets—and more intrigue—than she could have ever imagined, in this 1920s-era novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Salt to the Sea.
Detroit, 1927. A city of smoke and ambition, where glittering wealth conceals a graveyard of secrets. Marjorie Lennox is the youngest daughter of a powerful automotive dynasty, a family known for money, not manners. Marjorie has long been dismissed by her controlling father and self-absorbed siblings. But when she secretly applies to an exclusive arts program funded by an elusive benefactor, she sees a chance to redefine herself on her own terms.
The building is grand. The participants are gifted. But something…is off.
The program is uncomfortably restrictive. Doors lock at odd hours. Strange sounds echo through the halls amid whispers that women are disappearing. And the handsome benefactor—mostly absent, yet somehow everywhere—begins to unnerve her. As Marjorie’s sense of self begins to slip, so does her grip on the truth. What happens to women who don’t fit neatly into a gilded frame? Set against the crumbling grandeur of 1920s Detroit and inspired by actual, long-buried historical events, A Fortune of Sand is a haunting mosaic of glamour and grift—a novel about those who vanish, and those who demand to be seen.
Date: Friday, June 26th 2026
Location: The Village House- 13089 Ocean Highway Building E, Pawleys Island, SC 29585
Time: 10:45AM-1:00PM
Your ticket includes a hardcover $30.00 signed copy of the book, an author presentation, meet & greet, personalized book signing, a delicious lunch, dessert, beverages, complimentary seating, table service, and private dining.
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