The woman and her 11-year-old twin daughters walked into the Westport Book Shop.
They’d just moved to town. The girls are avid readers. They especially love history.
One of them spotted the first 5 books of a rare 7-volume biography of George Washington.
Unfortunately, the price — $195 — was too high. Disappointed, they looked for less expensive options.
The George Washington biography. Author Douglas Southall Freeman won a Pulitzer Prize for his work.
Soon after arriving back home, a Book Shop employee called. The books had already been bought, she said …
… “for your daughters.”
There was only one other shopper in the store. One of the girls had explained to her why the biography was so interesting.
After they left, the woman purchased the set for the girls.
And asked to remain anonymous.
Karma is definitely at work here. “We’ve always donated books ourselves,” the mother says. “They need to have a life beyond just one owner.”
The George Washington biography is not easy reading. Each volume is over 500 pages. But the girls have already dived in. When they’re done, they’ll look for the final 2 books in the set.
But that’s not all they’re doing this summer. They wrote a long thank-you note, and asked the Westport Book Shop to send it to their anonymous benefactor.
(Hat tip: Dianne Wildman. If you know a worthy Unsung Hero, email 06880blog@gmail.com)
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The Westport Book Shop.