Weston Novelist Deborah Lee Luskin To Speak at Library

a tender romance later in life AS tribute to the human heart—October 12

     After burying her second husband in 1964, Rose Mayer wonders what she'll do with the rest of her life and begins by reluctantly visiting her son in Vermont where there are no sidewalks, Democrats, or other Jews. But there is the Marlboro Music Festival, where Rose meets Percy Mendell, a native Vermonter who has never married, never voted for a Democrat, and never left the state.

The tale that novelist Deborah Lee Luskin weaves in her newly published novel, Into the Wilderness, chronicles the tender romance that blooms between these 65-year-olds, a testament to the endurance of the human heart. On Tuesday, October 12, at noon at Westport Library, Luskin will talk about her book and writing process. Fee and open to the public, the talk will take place in the Library's McManus Room, and books will be available for purchase and signing afterwards.

A Weston High School graduate, Luskin has been writing about Vermont life, past and present, since relocating from New York City in 1984. She holds a PhD in English Literature from Columbia University and has taught literature and writing to diverse learners, from Ivy League undergraduates to prison inmates. She is a Visiting Scholar for the Vermont Humanities Council, a freelance journalist, a skilled technical writer, and a regular commentator for Vermont Public Radio. Into the Wilderness is her third completed and first published novel.

For more information, check the Library's website, www.westportlibrary.org, or call 203-291-4800.