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Peter Orner - Maggie Brown & Others

Presented by Book Passage at Book Passage, Corte Madera, Corte Madera CA

Jul 25 2019
Peter Orner - Maggie Brown & Others

In Conversation with Melissa Cistaro • Introduced by Blaise Zerega

In this powerful and virtuosic collection of interlocking stories, a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist takes the form to new heights.

In his orchestral and moving new book, Peter Orner–a writer who “doesn’t simply bring his characters to life, he gives them souls” (New York Times Book Review)–chronicles people whose lives are at inflection points.

In forty-four compressed gems, he grips us with a series of defining moments.

Whether it’s a first date that turns into a late-night road trip to a séance in an abandoned airplane hangar, or a family’s memories of the painful mystery surrounding a forgotten uncle’s demise, Orner reveals how our fleeting decisions between kindness and abandonment chase us across time.

These stories are anchored by a poignant novella that delivers not only the joys and travails of a forty-year marriage, but an entire era in small-town New England. Bristling with the crackling energy of life itself, Maggie Brown & Others marks the most sustained achievement to date for “a master of his form” (New York Times).

Melissa Cistaro is the author of the award-winning memoir Pieces of My Mother. Her stories, essays and interviews have appeared in numerous literary journals and national publications. She also works as an event coordinator at Book Passage and has taught memoir writing classes in the Bay Area and beyond.

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Book Passage, Corte Madera

51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, CA 94925

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