Join us for a night of literary discussion as local author and gallery owner Sarah Gormley celebrates the paperback release of her book \;The Order of Things: A Memoir About Chasing Joy. About the book\, \;Kirkus Review wrote\, "A distinctive voic e delivers an entertaining and insightful look at family and mental health ." Ultimately\, Gormley's book is about hope\, with a powerful message tha t will inspire you to think about the possibility of change in your own li fe.
\nSarah will share passages from the book and discuss the creati ve process of writing her memoir\, expertly crafted with a "keen eye and q uick wit" (Kirkus). Sarah will be joined by Regan Walsh\, motivational spe aker and author of \;Heart Boss\, for this discussion.
\n< p>About the Author:\nSarah Gormley owns a contemporary art gallery\, Sarah Gormley Gallery (SGG)\, in Colum bus\, Ohio that operates from the belief that original art can be a source of joy for everyone. She opened the gallery in 2019\, 25 years after her grandmother gifted Sarah with her first piece of art when she graduated fr om DePauw University. \;Sarah&rsquo\;s undergraduate degree reinforced an early love for literature and writing\, with a heavy sprinkling of the liberal arts fairy dust that teaches you how to think\, analyze and artic ulate a clear point of view. The Order of Things is Sarah's first book.
\nAbout the Moderator:
\nRegan \;Walsh \;is a Columbus native and author of Heart B oss\, a self-help book for women who are carrying the weight of the w orld on their shoulders&mdash\;their careers\, their families\, their agin g parents\, all of the things! She is a motivational speaker\, and the lea der of an executive women&rsquo\;s networking group called The Leadership Circle. In her spare time\, you can find her baking Sarah Gormley&rsquo\;s Martha Stewart Fired Me Cookies &mdash\;and she encourages you to do the same. \;
\nAbout the Book:
\nWhat happens when a marketing executive leaves San Francisco to care for her dying mot her on their family farm in Ohio? A Hallmark heroine would fall in love wi th her high school sweetheart during a snow-storm &mdash\; but this is no Hallmark movie. Sarah Gormley spent most of her life trying to outrun the persistent self-loathing that plagued her from childhood\, convinced that self-worth was something she had to earn by doing rather than being. When she returned to Salt Creek Farm at age forty-five\, Gormley had no idea th at detaching from the success she believed defined her\, untangling the co mplicated relationship with her mother\, and continuing the hard work of t herapy would lead to a wildly transformed life.
\nTold with exceptio nal candor and humor\, The Order of Things is a story about how o ne woman learned to let go of the patterns of her past to create a future she never imagined.
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