BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Harford County Public Library X-WR-CALNAME:Harford County Public Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ee1e32be-766a-4cba-9cbf-8b919e829868 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260717T215152Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240917T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240917T193000 SUMMARY:Meet the Author: Susan Muaddi Darraj LOCATION:Abingdon Library\nAbingdon Library X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Abingdon Library;X-APPLE-R ADIUS=10;X-TITLE=Abingdon Library:geo:39.484387,-76.329935 GEO:39.484387;-76.329935 DESCRIPTION:Award-winning local author Susan Muaddi Darraj will discuss he r latest novel "Behind You Is the Sea." Funny and touching\, "Behind You I s the Sea" brings us into the homes and lives of three families of Palesti nian immigrants who’ve all found a different welcome in America\, w eaving a complex social fabric replete with weddings\, funerals\, broken h earts\, and devastating secrets. Ms. Darraj is the recipient of an America n Book Award\, two Arab American Book Awards and the Rose Nader Award. Pur chase your copy of "Behind You Is the Sea" from your favorite bookseller a nd bring it along for the author to sign. Registration recommended. .\nhtt ps://hcpl.libnet.info/event/11213138 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Susan Muaddi Darraj is an award-winning wr iter of books for adults and children. She won an American Book Award\, tw o Arab American Book Awards\, and a \;Maryland State Arts Council Inde pendent Artists Award. In 2018\, she was named a \;USA Artists Ford Fe llow. Her books include her linked short story collection\, \;A Curiou s Land\, as well as the \;Farah Rocks \;children&rsquo\;s book ser ies. She lives in Baltimore\, where she teaches creative writing at \; Harford Community College \;and the \;Johns Hopkins University.

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