Join David Bergen as he celebrates the launch of his new novel, Days of Feasting and Rejoicing (Goose Lane Publications). Featuring a reading and a conversation hosted by Joan Thomas, followed by a book signing. Co-presented with McNally Robinson Booksellers.
This event will be hosted live in the Atrium of McNally Robinson Booksellers, Grant Park and also available as a YouTube stream.
In this brilliant existential portrayal of identity, David Bergen introduces Esther Maile, an expat American living in Thailand in a house rented by the richer, more popular Christine. While on holiday in Bali, Christine is caught by an ocean wave and drowns. Esther rushes to save her, but in the chaos that ensues, the police arrive and confuse Esther for Christine.
Bergen’s mesmerizing psychological drama hums with expatriate gossip, sexual tension, unexpected violence, a passion for food, and a woman who, seemingly unhindered by questions of truth or morality, hints at the darkness in all of us.
Among his most acclaimed works are The Time in Between, a national bestseller; The Age of Hope, a finalist for Canada Reads; and Out of Mind, a follow up to The Matter with Morris. He has won the McNally Robinson Book of the Year five times, and his writing has also been shortlisted for Governor General’s Award for Fiction, the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, and a Pushcart Prize. In 2018 Bergen was presented with the Writer’s Trust Matt Cohen Award: In Celebration of a Writing Life. He lives in Winnipeg.
Host Joan Thomas is the author of five novels, including Wild Hope, winner of the Howard Engel Award for Best Crime Novel set in Canada, and Five Wives, winner of the 2019 Governor Generals Literary Award for Fiction. Joan lives in Winnipeg.
Monday, September 22, 7:00pm
McNally Robinson Booksellers, Grant Park, 1120 Grant Avenue
Admission: FREE
Venue
McNally Robinson - Grant Park
- 1120 Grant Avenue