A book hidden inside a sealed fireplace for generations has finally found its way back to a seaside town library, arriving about 150 years after it was borrowed. Library manager Michelle Hudson holds Antiquities of Athens after it was returned to Kiama Library in Australia about 150 years late. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementKiama Library manager Michelle Hudson first revealed the return in a Facebook post. "Last weekend, this long overdue book finally made it's way home to Kiama Library – around 150 years after it was last borrowed. The 1858 book was found inside an old tea chest that had been bricked into a sealed fireplace.