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SUMMARY:Author Talk with Gary May - "Unburdening: a Novel" 
LOCATION:Sarnia Library Theatre\nSarnia Library Theatre
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DESCRIPTION:Join us for an engaging conversation with local author Gary Ma
 y as he discusses his new historical novel\, Unburdening. .\nhttps://lclib
 rary.libnet.info/event/16836557
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Author Gary May explores cultural storytel
 ling through his novel\, Unburdening.</p>\n<p>During this engaging talk\, 
 Gary will share his journey from being a newspaper reporter in Sarnia\, to
  writing about Lambton County&rsquo\;s petroleum industry. He has also wri
 tten\, and will discuss\, the biography of oil pioneer William Henry McGar
 vey. Gary will share about how that experience brought him to writing his 
 first historical novel. He will read selected passages from Unburdening an
 d take part in a lively conversation about the book\, its themes\, and the
  research behind it. Audience members will also have the opportunity to as
 k questions during an interactive Q&amp\;A session. Signed copies of Unbur
 dening will be available for purchase following the Q&amp\;A. Stay and mee
 t the author.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<br /><br /></p>\n<p><strong>Unburdening: A Nov
 el&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p>An evocative novel about identity\, loss\, and 
 the enduring bonds of family.</p>\n<p>Known for his acclaimed biographies 
 and award-winning books on the history of the oil industry\, Gary May&rsqu
 o\;s literary talents shine in&nbsp\;<em>Unburdening</em>\,&nbsp\;his firs
 t venture into fiction.</p>\n<p>In 1975\, James O&rsquo\;Malley\, a journa
 list-turned-college professor\, returns to his family&rsquo\;s Ontario app
 le farm to grapple with his mother&rsquo\;s suicide. As he delves into his
  family&rsquo\;s history\, he realizes how little he truly understands abo
 ut those he loves. Through James&rsquo\;s journey\, readers uncover the co
 mplexities of identity and the enduring bonds of family\, transcending blo
 od ties and connecting to the eternal lure of the land.</p>\n<p>Set agains
 t a backdrop of historical events\,&nbsp\;Unburdening&nbsp\;follows the O&
 rsquo\;Malley family from their origins in Ireland\, fleeing to Canada in 
 the mid-nineteenth century. Their story mirrors Canada&rsquo\;s developmen
 t\, from pioneering days to wartime struggles\, economic turmoil\, and nat
 ional crises.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><strong>Reserve Gary's books from the libra
 ry:&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href="https://catalogue.lclibrary.ca
 /iguana/www.main.cls?surl=search&amp\;p=8f1c53f0-41ad-4c28-8d9e-57e8288b0a
 c6#recordId=1.817052">Unburdening</a></li>\n<li><a href="https://catalogue
 .lclibrary.ca/iguana/www.main.cls?surl=search&amp\;p=8f1c53f0-41ad-4c28-8d
 9e-57e8288b0ac6#recordId=1.711429">Hard Oiler!</a></li>\n<li><a href="http
 s://catalogue.lclibrary.ca/iguana/www.main.cls?surl=search&amp\;p=8f1c53f0
 -41ad-4c28-8d9e-57e8288b0ac6#recordId=1.731466">Crude genius: the making o
 f an international oil baron</a></li>\n<li><a href="https://catalogue.lcli
 brary.ca/iguana/www.main.cls?surl=search&amp\;p=8f1c53f0-41ad-4c28-8d9e-57
 e8288b0ac6#recordId=1.504516">A hard oiler love story: the lives of Amy an
 d Amos Barnes</a></li>\n<li><a href="https://catalogue.lclibrary.ca/iguana
 /www.main.cls?surl=search&amp\;p=8f1c53f0-41ad-4c28-8d9e-57e8288b0ac6#reco
 rdId=1.751404">Groundbreaker : how the brilliant inventions of Leo Ranney 
 transformed water and energy technology</a></li>\n<li><a href="https://cat
 alogue.lclibrary.ca/iguana/www.main.cls?surl=search&amp\;p=8f1c53f0-41ad-4
 c28-8d9e-57e8288b0ac6#recordId=1.468798">The scent of oil : a Nicklos/Perk
 ins family saga</a></li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong></strong></p>\n<p><strong>ABOU
 T THE AUTHOR</strong></p>\n<p>GARY MAY&nbsp\;is an award-winning writer\, 
 historian\, and editor. He has worked for various newspapers including\, t
 he&nbsp\;Ottawa Citizen&nbsp\;and the&nbsp\;London Free Press.&nbsp\;He ha
 s published a number of history books\, most recently\,&nbsp\;Crude Genius
 : The Making of an International Oil Baron - William H. McGarvey.&nbsp\;He
  lives in Windsor\, Ontario.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><span style="background-colo
 r: #00ffff\;"></span>Books will be available for sale for $25 dollars (tax
  included)\, cash or e-transfer only.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p></p>\nhttps://lclibra
 ry.libnet.info/event/16836557
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