Lloyd Devereux Richards spent 14 years writing his first novel, and 11 years after it was released it’s going viral thanks to his daughter.<\/p>\n
The 74-year-old wrote the mystery\/thriller Stone Maidens on evenings and weekends, in between working a full-time job as a corporate attorney at a Vermont insurance company and taking care of his children.<\/p>\n
When he finally published it in 2012, it only sold a few dozen copies here and there.<\/p>\n
But thanks to his daughter\u00a0Marguerite’s 12-second video on TikTok, it’s now sold out.<\/p>\n
“My dad spent 14 years writing a book. He worked full time and his kids came first. But [he] made time for his book. He’s so happy even though sales aren’t great. I’d love to see him get some more sales. He doesn’t even know what TikTok is.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
And now? Stone Maidens is No. 1 on Amazon’s books bestseller list in both Canada and the U.S.<\/p>\n
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