{"product_id":"9781456809263","title":"The Teller of Burnham Bank","description":"Every building has a story to tell.  All it needs is someone to tell it.   In The Teller of Burnham Bank, that someone is Hal Ogdens, the editor of a nearly bankrupt weekly newspaper constantly at battle with the town’s contentious mayor – who happens also to be his ex-wife – over how best to preserve the historic fabric of downtown New Brooklyn, Alabama.   But when Hal teams up with the mayor’s estranged daughter, Nell, to rescue a landmark building from the mayor and her urban renewal plans, more than the life of an old building will be at stake.    EXCERPT FROM BOOK:   “Hey, look at this one,” said James, holding up one of the photographs.  “I wonder what’s up with her?”   The photo he held was a picture of the Burnham Bank building from 1939, as evidenced by the tax assessment sign in the still documenting the year.  No longer a bank but the location for a five-and-dime store, the building itself appeared to be in good repair, with an ornate, wooden door at the building’s corner and perhaps fifteen arched windows, each topped with a marble lintel.  An elegant spire, a feature missing from the present structure, crowned the roof.  But what instantly drew our attention was not the building – it was, rather, a woman who stood in the foreground.    With arms drawn high to shield her face, one thing seemed apparent: she did not want to be photographed.","brand":"Xlibris Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47125543649520,"sku":"9781456809263","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781456809263_p0.jpg?v=1763858133","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781456809263","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}