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SUMMARY:An Evening with Linda Avellar, Author of Cassie Linden Finds Her S
 weet Spot
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LOCATION:115 Vine Road\nStamford CT 06905
ROOM: Auditorium
DESCRIPTION:Join Emmy-nominated former TV news reporter turned novelist Li
 nda Avellar as she discusses her debut novel, Cassie Linden Finds Her Swee
 t Spot. The book follows a newly divorced lawyer navigating family, memory
 , and second chances while caring for her father and his beloved bees.Avel
 lar will share the inspiration behind the story, how she came to write abo
 ut bees, and her journey from reporter to library communications/developme
 nt director to novelist. The evening includes a wine and cheese reception,
  reading and Q&A. Book sale and signing hosted by Elm Street Books.Reg
 istration required.About the book:Cassie Linden worries about every word s
 he can’t remember, terrified of the early-onset Alzheimer’s that stole
  her mother. Now, recently divorced, she’s back home to care for her agi
 ng father, who can no longer manage his beloved bees.To pay for her dad’
 s care, she puts her misgivings aside and convinces him to sell to a devel
 oper who’s putting up a luxury project next door. She also enlists the h
 elp of beekeeper Glenn Marsden, who fiercely opposes development of this l
 ast open space in town. Glenn hasn’t had much to say to women ever since
  his wife left him and their young daughter eight years ago, but something
  unexpected has sparked with Cassie.  Cassie knows she needs to come clea
 n with Glenn about her plan to sell but fears it will ruin their blossomin
 g relationship. Then there’s the appointment she forgot and those pesky 
 words she can’t recall. Her sister is after her to get tested for the ge
 netic mutation that guarantees early-onset. But does Cassie really want to
  know? And will the answer sink her newfound chance at happiness?About the
  author:Linda Avellar is a former Emmy-nominated TV news reporter who’s 
 always loved a good story. After stepping away from the news business, she
  couldn’t resist taking a job at the Ferguson Library in Stamford, where
  she's surrounded by books. A Southern California native, Avellar ha
 s lived in Connecticut most of her adult life with her husband, two kids, 
 and a succession of amiable dogs and cranky cats. She is a founding member
  of the Women's Fiction Writers Association, and when she's not 
 writing, you can find her digging in her garden, hiking with her grown kid
 s in the Pacific Northwest or sailing on Long Island Sound.
URL:https://www.fergusonlibrary.org/event/harry-bennett-local-author-serie
 s-linda-avellar-69981
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