Barrow Brewing Co will host a book signing with author Anne Beiler at 6 p.m. on Oct. 1. Beiler is the author of The Secret Lies Within and founder of Auntie Annie’s Pretzels.

Long before founding everyone’s favorite soft-pretzel shop, Auntie Anne Beiler held deep dark personal secrets stemming from the tragic loss of her 19-month-old daughter as well as a six-year extramarital relationship with a manipulative and abusive pastor. Hiding these secrets within nearly cost Beiler everything from her marriage to her very life, until she learned a new secret – one that brought her peace and freedom.

Now, in her latest book The Secret Lies Within: An Inside Out Look at Overcoming Trauma and Finding Purpose in the Pain, co-written with Emily Sutherland, Beiler shares her real success story – conquering the shame of her hidden past. In the book, released Sept. 10, from Morgan James Publishing, Beiler encourages readers to share their own painful scars so they can find the same heart-healing that she discovered. 

“I do not get to choose how my story began, but I do get to choose how it ends,” wrote Beiler. “I hope to offer a spark of hope to anyone who feels isolated and stuck in a story they didn’t ask for and didn’t want.”