One spring morning,a stranger arrives in the small southern city of Golden. No one knows where he has come from…or why… His name is Theo. And he asks a lot more questions than he answers. Theo visits the local coffeehousewhere ninety-two pencil portraits hang on the wallsportraits of the people of Golden done by a local artist. He begins purchasing themone at a timeand putting them back in the hands of their “rightful owners.” With each exchangea story is tolda friendship bornand a life altered. A story of giving and receivingof seeing and being seenTheo of Golden is a beautifully crafted novel about the power of creative generositythe importance of wonder to a purposeful lifeand the invisible threads of kindness that bind us to one another.


