TRACY GUZEMAN in conversation with ELLEN SUSSMAN

 
Credit: Chris Hardy

 

Tracy Guzeman in conversation with Ellen Sussman

Thursday, August 15, 7:30 p.m.

The Gravity of Birds


Sisters Natalie and Alice Kessler were close, until adolescence wrenched them apart. Natalie is headstrong, manipulative—and beautiful; Alice is a dreamer who loves books and birds. During their family’s summer holiday at the lake, Alice falls under the thrall of a struggling young painter, Thomas Bayber, in whom she finds a kindred spirit. Natalie, however, remains strangely unmoved, sitting for a family portrait with surprising indifference. But by the end of the summer, three lives are shattered.

“Tracy Guzeman’s The Gravity of Birds is part mystery, part psychological drama and intriguing love story. This is a stunning debut. It’s a brilliant tale, written in evocative language, and every page is pure seduction. I want to scream from the rooftops: read this book!” (Ellen Sussman, author of the New York Times bestseller French Lessons)

Event date: 
Thursday, August 15, 2013 - 7:30pm
Event address: 
1010 El Camino Real
94025-4349 Menlo Park
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