Stop by the Yorktown Library between 1 and 3 p.m. on Saturday, February 10, to meet Patti Procopi. Procopi will be signing copies of her contemporary fiction titles, Please...Tell Me More, I'll Get By, and her most recent title, Stop Talking. Books will also be available for sale.
Procopi's novel, Please...Tell Me More, is a heartfelt story about sisters Rose and Ivy, family and the tenuous connections we forge in life. Her second novel, I'll Get By, focuses on the choices the women in Jane's family made and how those choices alter Jane's outlook on love and life. Procopi's latest novel, Stop Talking, was released in December 2023. It is the highly anticipated sequel to Please... Tell Me More. The novel features Rose, her husband, and their niece. The publisher's summary of Stop Talking follows:
Finally, Rose has found her soulmate, Jack, and is ready to live her best happily-ever-after life. But tragedy strikes in Alaska, where Rose's brother and family live, and soon her world is turned upside down... again. Rose and Jack do the only thing they can: they take their niece, Fern, who has suffered a tremendous loss, home to Virginia.
Fern is adrift, grieving in a strange place with only her wolf-dog for a companion. Her mother is dead and her father is missing. Nothing will ever be the same again, but Rose is doing the best she can for young Fern, even as the temptation of addiction lingers at the edge of her world. Can Fern find her way in this new environment, moving from the wilds of Alaska to the wilds of suburban middle school? And will Rose and Jack survive too, or will they be casualties of an upheaval neither expected?
A deeply moving novel that speaks of the strength of family and the cycle of life, Patti Gaustad Procopi has managed to weave heartfelt emotion into a sweeping family saga that reminds us all of how much we yearn for home.
Procopi is a former army brat who lived all over the world before settling in the rural community of Gloucester, Virginia with her husband. There, they raised three daughters and numerous cats and dogs. After retiring from working at two area history museums, Procopi finally had time to do the things she always wanted to, including writing. Moving constantly made it difficult to make friends and form lasting relationships. Her writing is about emotional connections, friendship and family.
In addition to writing, Procopi fills her days with rescuing raptors and other birds, and taking pictures of the birds on the creek in her backyard including her beloved osprey, herons and egrets. She also likes to research her past on Ancestry. Procopi and her husband love to travel and have been busy checking off their bucket list.
Visit Procopi's website to join her readers list and learn more about current and upcoming projects.