Be one of the first to experience Eddington’s new novel, Don’t Look in the Freezer. Now available for pre-order.

For James Herriot fans and pet lovers, a modern-day, funny-yet-poignant memoir about what it is like to be the only person in a small family not employed in the veterinary profession.

Don’t Look in the Freezer is a humorous, poignant, loving look into the sometimes strange, mostly unglamorous, life of a veterinarian’s wife. Patti’s little family is not at all like that of famous veterinarian James Herriot’s—but is still absolutely filled with compassion and love for animals and the people who adore them.

Don’t Look in the Freezer is now available for pre-order everywhere books are sold. Launch date — April 28, 2026. 

Enjoy the original story that readers fell in love with, The Girl with Three Birthdays.

The brief “Report of Investigation” contained inside the thin, manila envelope that landed in Patti Eddington’s mailbox after almost six decades locked in a courthouse vault looked unassuming—but the adoption document unleashed a heartbreaking, emotional tempest and led her to question everything she ever believed about her beloved parents and her childhood, and use her journalistic skills to go digging for the truth. 

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What People Are Saying

 “. . . a highly readable personal account that’s full of twists and turns . . . a consistently engaging read.”

– Kirkus Review

To purchaseThe Girl with Three Birthdays, or pre-order Don’t Look in the Freezer, please visit your local independent bookstore OR follow the links on my Simon and Schuster author page.

Now available in audiobook format. Listen on rb media.

The Girl with Three Birthdays is a 2025 Silver recipient in the prestigious Sarton/Gilda award competition.