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1455 A Place for Writers, Formerly VCLA, Continues Author Series with Cliff Garstang

1455 A Place for Writers (new name for VCLA) Author Series at Handley Regional Library continues with Cliff Garstang, who will read from his latest book The Shaman of Turtle Valley.  The program will take place on June 22 at 3PM and is free and open to the public. Founding 1455 Director Sean Murphy will discuss the process of writing this book, the contemporary literary scene, followed by an open Q&A. Copies of Cliff’s book will be available for sale and signing, courtesy of the Winchester Book Gallery.

You can add this program to your calendar here.

About the Book

The Alexanders have farmed the land in Turtle Valley for generations, and their family and its history is tied to this mountainous region of Virginia in ways few others can claim. When Gulf War veteran Aiken Alexander brings home a young and pregnant South Korean bride, he hopes at long last to claim his own place in that complicated history—coming out from behind the shadow of his tragically killed older brother and taking up a new place in his father’s affections. However, things do not go according to plan.

About the Author

Garstand is a fiction writer and former international lawyer. His novel in stories, What The Zhang Boys Know, won the Library of Virginia Literary Award for Fiction. He is also the author of a story collection, In an Uncharted Country, and the editor of three anthologies, Everywhere Stories: Short Fiction From a Small Planet, Volumes I, II, and III.