We are making available a small number of the ARCs (Advance Reader Copies) of Peter Orullian's novel The Bell Ringer for sale. This will be a Limited Edition--we're only selling sixty of these books, making them a collector's item for fans of Symphony North and their debut album The Bell Ringer.
The books are in production now, and will ship mid-April. We don't know when regular editions of the book will hit general availability. Given some exiting developments behind the scenes, it may not be until 2026. So, if you're either a fan eager for the fuller, deeper story or excited by the prospect of owning a Symphony North collector's item, this ARC may be for you. And all copies of the ARC will be signed and hand-numbered (1-60) by the author.
Please note, that if you purchase, we'll ask you to sign an NDA to keep the story confidential until general availability takes place. This means you wouldn't be able disclose the story or post any reviews and such about it until the general availability date, which we'll communicate to you as soon we have it. This is due to some of the behind the scenes elements mentioned above.
Also, all books will be bubble wrapped, mailed in a box, and sent via media mail rate.
The Bell Ringer Novel -- Signed Limited Edition Advance Reader Copy
Jack Morgan steps off an old greyhound bus into the city of his childhood. Thirty years he’s been away. Drifting, trying to escape the memories. Life hasn’t gone easy for him—orphaned, homeless, called to war, widowed, and left as a single father with no job or prospects. Now Jack just wants to come home, to reconcile with his past. But on his way to what could become his first steady employment since the war, life throws him another curveball, and he winds up taking a job he would have never expected, ringing a dented bell for Christmas charity.
While Jack befriends people on the street who need his help, the city threatens to silence his bell. As he races to save the bell ringers and the support they provide to his new friends, the ghosts of his past are trying to show him what it means to truly come home.
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The Bell Ringer is a return to the classic Christmas storytelling of books like A Christmas Carol, It’s a Wonderful Life, and Miracle on 34th Street. By getting involved in the lives of people who need a little help, Orullian's bell ringer reminds us that the best gift we give is the gift of ourselves.