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SUMMARY:Author Talk | Marissa McFarland
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DESCRIPTION:Join author Marissa McFarland as she discusses her debut novel
 \, "When Goodbyes Begin\," a heartfelt\, multi-generational story about id
 entity\, sacrifice\, and coming home..\nhttps://gwinnettpl.libnet.info/eve
 nt/15765696
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>For years\, Anna Capozzi followed the rule
 s. She put family and career before love and dreams and never missed a Sun
 day dinner with her demanding Italian parents and her brother\, Frank. Whe
 n she shocks herself by walking off the job and away from her nursing care
 er\, Anna's life falls apart...which sets the real Anna free to come toget
 her\, as she starts her own business and meets the man of her dreams. But 
 before she can celebrate her new life\, her father's growing forgetfulness
  leads to a devastating diagnosis. Once again\, Anna's dreams are put on h
 old to put the family first\, while Frank faces a turning point in a serio
 us relationship complicated by a hidden past. When a long-buried family se
 cret comes to light\, Anna and Frank begin to question everything they tho
 ught they knew about their parents\, their roots\, and themselves. Bound b
 y love\, burdened by secrets\, and shaped by tradition\, Anna must find th
 e strength to let go of the life she thought she wanted and embrace the on
 e she's meant to live.</p>\n<p style="text-align: center\;">Books will be 
 available for sale and signing.</p>\n<p style="text-align: center\;"><stro
 ng>Registration is requested.&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p style="text-align: c
 enter\;">* By registering\, you consent to signing up for the monthly Adul
 t Programs newsletter.&nbsp\;</p>\n<hr />\n<p><strong><img src="https://st
 atic.libnet.info/frontend-images/events/gwinnettpl/AS_MarissaMcFarland.jpg
 " width="72" height="72" alt="" /></strong></p>\n<p><strong>Marissa McFarl
 and</strong> (ne&eacute\; Campanella) is the author of <em>When Goodbyes B
 egin</em>\, her debut novel. Her short story\, "New in Town\," was feature
 d in the online magazine\, <em>Pawn- ers Papers</em>. Born and raised in E
 astern Pennsylvania in an Italian American household\, she now resides in 
 Clemson\, South Carolina with her husband and two boys.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><im
 g src="https://static.libnet.info/frontend-images/events/gwinnettpl/AS_Daw
 ne_McCurry.jpg" width="67" height="72" alt="" /></p>\n<p>Moderator<strong>
  Dawne McCurry</strong> is a passionate reader and lover of all things boo
 ks. She is an online book reviewer and a Friends &amp\; Fiction ambassador
 . Dawne lives in Lawrenceville with her husband and 3 fur babies.</p>\n<p>
 <span style="color: #808080\;">Presented by Adult Services.</span></p>\nht
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