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SUMMARY:Livestream: A Conversation with Virginia Evans (Adults - Virtual E
 vent) - ONE BOOK\, ONE COMMUNITY EVENT
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DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the finale of Geneva's One Book\, One Community even
 t with author Virginia Evans. Learn about her writing process\, characters
 \, and more! .\nhttps://geneva.libnet.info/event/16113484
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><em><strong> A link to the virtual event w
 ill be emailed to all registered attendees on April 17th. Registration for
  this event will close 48 hours prior to the event.</strong></em></p>\n<p>
 Join us for a special virtual event as Geneva's fifth annual One Book\, On
 e Community event concludes with a dynamic presentation from author Virgin
 ia Evans. <span style="text-decoration: underline\; color: #00a3b2\;"><em>
 <a href="https://gvd.swanlibraries.net/GroupedWork/387e23d9-9936-9eee-1927
 -965ee88ebc45-eng/Home" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="color: #00a3
 b2\; text-decoration: underline\;">The Correspondent</a></em></span>&nbsp\
 ;is her debut novel and tells the story of a woman as she tries to heal ol
 d wounds and make sense of the world\, the only way she knows how&mdash\;t
 hrough letters.</p>\n<p>This event is made possible with generous sponsors
 hip by the Geneva Library Foundation. You can find more information here:&
 nbsp\;<span style="color: #00a3b2\;"><a href="https://www.genevalibraryfou
 ndation.org" style="color: #00a3b2\;"><span style="text-decoration: underl
 ine\;">https://www.genevalibraryfoundation.org</span></a></span>.&nbsp\;</
 p>\n<p>Thank you to the Friends of the Geneva Public Library for their gen
 erous donation of giveaway copies. Find out more about the Friends of the 
 Library here: <span style="color: #00a3b2\;"><a href="https://gpld.org/emp
 loyment-volunteers" style="color: #00a3b2\;"><span style="text-decoration:
  underline\;">https://gpld.org/employment-volunteers</span></a>.</span>&nb
 sp\;</p>\n<p>One Book\, One Community is an annual community-wide reading 
 event sponsored by Geneva Public Library and is dedicated to creating a sh
 ared conversation along through a range of related events and activities f
 or Geneva residents.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Reviews for <span style="color: #00a3b
 2\;"><a href="https://gvd.swanlibraries.net/GroupedWork/387e23d9-9936-9eee
 -1927-965ee88ebc45-eng/Home" style="color: #00a3b2\;" target="_blank" rel=
 "noopener"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline\;">The Corresponden
 t</span></em></a></span>:&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&ldquo\;Subtly told and finely ma
 de\, <em>The Correspondent</em> is a portrait of a small life expanding. V
 irginia Evans shows how one woman changes at a point when change had seeme
 d impossible. That change\, like this novel\, turns out to be a cause for 
 celebration.&rdquo\;&mdash\;Ann Patchett</p>\n<p>&ldquo\;<em>The Correspon
 dent</em> is at turns amusing and\, poignant and ultimately\, a pleasure t
 o read. This moving novel unfurls its truths one letter at a time\, fillin
 g in a complex and memorable picture of one woman&rsquo\;s life. Like a ha
 ndwritten letter at its best\, The Correspondent is meant to be savored.&r
 dquo\;&mdash\;Charmaine Wilkerson\, <em>New York Times</em> bestselling au
 thor of <em>Black Cake</em></p>\n<p>&ldquo\;Both serious and uplifting\, <
 em>The Correspondent</em> shows us what a glorious thing growing older can
  be.&rdquo\;&mdash\;Florence Knapp\, author of<em> The Names</em></p>\nhtt
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