Chapter 34 Presents
22 May
07:00 PM
Until
22 May, 08:45 PM
1h 45m
In conversation with Susan Buttenwieser & Ericka Waller
Chapter 34
34 Brunswick Road, Shoreham-By-Sea, BN43 5WB
Organized by
Kelly Wickson
Kelly Wickson
To celebrate these two fabulous titles coming out in paperback we have friend of Chapter 34, Ericka Waller, author of the novels Dog Days and Goodbye Birdie Greenwing, in conversation with Susan Buttenwieser, author of Junction of Earth and Sky, her debut novel.
An evening of discussion about their books, which are both set locally, their writing processes plus, the highs and lows of being an author. Expect a cosy evening of relaxed chat, drinks, laughter and book joy!
The Books
Goodbye Birdie Greenwing by Ericka Waller
Welcome to Shrublands Road, please follow the speed limit.
Meet Birdie Greenwing, determined and no-nonsense. Also, lonely and carrying secrets that only her beloved rescue dog knows about.
Ada Kowalski is lonely too. She came to England to help people, but she can’t seem to help herself.
Jane and her daughter Frankie are new to the street, although Jane’s cleaning-obsessive mother Min is never far away. Jane wishes she could be as outspoken as her daughter. What will it take for Jane to finally stand up to everyone?
One life-changing event brings Birdie, Ada and Jane together in ways they never imagined. But is it ever too late to begin again?
Junction of Earth and Sky by Susan Buttenwieser
Coming of age in 1940s England, Alice's life is thrown into chaos under the shadow of the war. Forced to let go of her hopes and dreams, she finds herself uprooted to America and a life she never could have imagined.
Decades later, it is the 1990s and Alice's granddaughter Marnie is living out of a worn-out Chevy Nova, running heroin and cocaine along the New England coastline. Yet she carries with her memories of a nurtured childhood in hardscrabble Rhode Island, where all the disappointments of her young parents were eclipsed by her grandmother's love.
Spanning six decades and two continents, from the shores of WWII England to the underside of 1990s America, JUNCTION OF EARTH AND SKY unfolds -in multiple timelines -the enduring bond of grandmother and granddaughter, plagued by the past but determined to find their place in the world against all the odds.
Arrive at 6.50pm for a 7pm start, discussion will be 1 hour, followed by a short interval, ending with a Q&A and an opportunity to purchase the books and have them signed.
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