Writers at Wolfe with Tommy Hays

Tommy Hays’ novel, What I Came to Tell You, is an award winning fiction for Middle School readers, but is a joy for readers ages 10 to 100. Since his mother’s death, Grover has been having a hard time. The only thing that gives him solace is the hours he spends working on his art in the beloved bamboo grove near his Asheville home. His father, working at the Thomas Wolfe feels his son is wasting his time and throwing his life away. Finally, it’s Grover’s own unwavering dedication to his art that brings results that neither he nor his family see coming.