The Restoration of Celia Fairchild

by Marie Bostwick · 2021

Celia Fairchild, the beloved advice columnist known as ‘Dear Calpurnia’, has a knack for solving everyone’s problems—except her own. After a bruising divorce, she receives a surprising reply to a “Dear Birthmother” letter and decides to prove she can be a perfect adoptive mother. When she loses her job, her only option is to sell the Charleston house left to her by her estranged Aunt Calpurnia. The house, a hoarder’s nightmare, needs a rapid makeover. With the help of new neighbors, old friends, and an unlikely sisterhood of creative women, Celia embarks on a journey of renovation, self‑discovery, and reconciling with her family’s past. The novel blends humor, heartfelt friendship, and Southern charm into a feel‑good story about taking risks, letting go of the past, and finding one’s own answers.