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Event Type: Adult Program Age Group(s): Adult Date: 5/16/2019 Start Time: 12:00 PM End Time: 1:00 PM Description: Discuss "The Given World" by Marian Palaia.
Library: La Pine Public LibraryFrom a quiet family farm in Montana in the 60s to the grit and haze of San Francisco in the 70s to a gypsy-populated, post-war Saigon, The Given World spins around its unconventional and unforgettable heroine, Riley. When her big brother is declared MIA in Vietnam, young Riley packs up her shattered heart and leaves her family, her first love, and “a few small things” behind. By trial and error she builds a new life, working on cars, delivering newspapers, tending bar. She befriends, rescues, and is rescued by a similarly vagabond cast of characters whose “‘unraveled souls’ sting hardest and linger the longest.” (The New York Times Book Review) Foolhardy, funny, and wise, Riley’s challenge as she grows into a woman is simple: survive long enough to go home again, or at least figure out where home is, and who might be among the living there. Location: Community Room Contact: Roxanne M. Renteria, Community Librarian Contact Number: 541-312-1091 Presenter: Roxanne M. Renteria, Community Librarian |