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Co-presented with HEDGEBROOK. Among the new year's most keenly anticipated fiction debuts is that of Heidi Durrow with The Girl Who Fell from the Sky (Algonquin), a book that powerfully invokes notions of gender, class, race (mixed race), identity, and more. "One of those rare novels that reflects urban life in multicultural America, the way we live now ... Heidi Durrow is a wonderfully gifted writer who can summon a voice, a memorable character, with bold, swift strokes. The Girl Who Fell from the Sky is a gem, and it shimmers..." – Jay Parini. "Out of the clear blue, here is a breathless telling of a tale we've never heard before. Haunting and lovely, pitch-perfect, this book could not be more timely." – Barbara Kingsolver.
Start: 7:00 pm
Co-presented with HORIZON HOUSE. Museum of History and Industry historian Lorraine McConaghy makes this appearance at Horizon House tonight to speak about the U.S. Navy warship Decatur, which served in the Pacific from 1854 until the eve of the Civil War (including a key role in 1856's "Battle of Seattle"). Warship Under Sail: The USS Decatur and the Pacific West (University of Washington Press) is a beautifully-produced, insightfully written chronicle of that sloop and its times. "In Warship Under Sail, McConaghy has found a lens through which to examine anew the founding of Seattle. The vessel participated in the iconic 'Battle of Seattle,' that day-long skirmish in 1856 between 'Natives' and 'non-Natives' that looms so large in historical accounts of the city." – John M. Findlay. Horizon House is at 900 University Street, on Seattle's First Hill. This program is free and open to the public. For more information, please call Elliott Bay at (206) 624-6600.
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