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Long Island Book Signing 2016 with Roger Rosenblatt Award-winning Essayist Author |
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at Book Revue in Huntington, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York |
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January 22, 2016 |
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7:00 PM
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Book Revue |
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313 New York Avenue |
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Huntington, NY 11743 |
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Long Island Book Signing 2016 with Roger Rosenblatt Award-winning Essayist Author at Book Revue in Huntington, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.
Roger Rosenblatt
Acclaimed, Award-winning Essayist and Memoirist, New York Times Best-selling Author
Roger Rosenblatt, the acclaimed, award-winning essayist and memoirist returns to fiction with this reflective, bittersweet tale that introduces the irrepressible aging poet Thomas Murphy - a paean to the mystery, tragedy and wonder of life.
Trying his best to weasel out of an appointment with the neurologist his only child, Maire, has cornered him into, the poet Thomas Murphy - singer of the oldies, friend of the down-and-out, card sharp, raconteur, piano bar player, bon vivant, tough and honest and all-around good guy—contemplates his sunset years. Maire worries that Murph is losing his memory. Murph wonders what to do with the rest of his life. The older mind is at issue, and Murph's jumps from fact to memory to fancy, conjuring the islands that have shaped him - Inishmaan, a rocky gumdrop off the Irish coast where he was born, and New York, his longtime home.
He muses on the living, his daughter and precocious grandson William, and on the dead, his dear wife Oona, and Greenberg, his best friend. Now, into Murphy's world comes the lovely Sarah, a blind woman less than half his age, who sees into his heart, as he sees into hers. Brought together under the most unlikely circumstance, Murph and Sarah begin in friendship and wind up in impossible possible love.
An Irishman, a dreamer, a poet, Murph, like Whitman, sings lustily of himself and of everyone. Through his often-extravagant behavior and observations, both hilarious and profound, we see the world in all its strange glory, equally beautiful and ridiculous. With memory at the center of his thoughts, he contemplates its power and accuracy and meaning. Our life begins in dreams, but does not stay with them, Murph reminds us. What use shall we make of the past? Ultimately, he asks, are relationships our noblest reason for living?
Book Revue
Family owned since 1977
Book Revue is Long Island's largest independent bookstore, selling new, used, and discounted books. Book Revue is very proud to be considered a cultural and social center for our community and we continue to strive to provide interesting workshops, book groups, children's programs and other events for our customers. In addition to these programs, our ongoing schedule of distinguished author readings and celebrity appearances has become known as one of the finest in America, and we are pleased to be able to offer these events to our customers on a regular basis. As independent bookstore owners, we pride ourselves on our customer service, our depth of selection, and above all, our love and knowledge of books. We appreciate the loyal support we have received from our customers and look forward to providing quality book selling to our community for many years to come. |
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631-271-1442 |
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