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Author Joy Fielding chats with Wendy O'Brien about her new book Jenny Cooper Has a Secret.
Attend a live reading and conversation with author Joy Fielding, who discusses their new book Jenny Cooper Has a Secret.
The 45-minute conversation is followed by a 15-minute question and answer period. Check out the HPL catalogue to borrow the book before the event.
About the book...
In this gripping psychological thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of The Housekeeper, a dementia patient reveals a deadly secret—and one woman must decide whether to believe her.
Reeling from her husband’s death and best friend’s dementia diagnosis, 76-year-old Linda Davidson is feeling lost and alone. Her beloved daughter Kleo and son-in-law Mick move into her house to keep her company, but the constant bickering quickly turns their presence into yet another worry on Linda’s long list.
Eager to escape the tension at home, Linda goes to visit her friend at Legacy Place, a memory-care facility for the elderly, where she meets Jenny Cooper, a ninety-two-year-old dementia patient who makes a shocking confession: she kills people.
Linda dismisses the so-called “secret” as the confusion of an ailing mind, but Jenny seems strangely lucid over the course of their visits as she tells Linda about her many victims—mostly men who hurt her. Then, a fellow patient at Legacy Place dies. Everyone else sees the natural death of an old, sick man, but Linda can’t help but wonder: is there any chance Jenny’s telling the truth?
Joy Fielding is the New York Times bestselling author of Someone Is Watching, Now You See Her, Still Life, Mad River Road, See Jane Run, and other acclaimed novels. She divides her time between Toronto and Palm Beach, Florida.
Wendy O’Brien is a philosopher with an avid interest in the ways philosophy, literature and the visual arts overlap. An active member of the Ontario literary scene, she has been an interviewer for organizations including By the Lake Book Club, the Toronto International Festival of Authors and gritLIT, Hamilton's annual Readers and Writers Festival.
Epic Books will be selling copies of the book at the event.
AGE GROUP: | Adults (18+) |
EVENT TYPE: | Books and Writing |
TAGS: | Reading | Literature | Books | Author Visit | Author Events |
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