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Join author Virginia Pye to discuss her newest novel Marriage and Other Monuments. The discussion will be moderated by local author Jon Sealy.
Author bio:
Virginia Pye is the author of five books of fiction: Marriage and Other Monuments, a multigenerational drama set against a tumultuous time of racial tension in the South; The Literary Undoing of Victoria Swann, a love story to writers and readers set in Gilded Age Boston; two post-colonial novels, River of Dust and Dreams of the Red Phoenix; and the award-winning story collection, Shelf Life of Happiness. Virginia’s essays have appeared in The New York Times, Literary Hub, Publisher’s Weekly, Writer’s Digest, and elsewhere. She is Fiction Editor of the literary journal Pangyrus. To learn more, please visit: www.virginia@virginiapye.com">http://www.virginia@virginiapye.com
Book description:
Marriage and Other Monuments, set in Richmond during the tumultuous summer of 2020, tells the story of two estranged sisters whose marriages implode against the backdrop of the social justice protests and the removal of Confederate monuments. The experience brings them closer, while their husbands conspire in a racial reckoning their ancestors would never have dreamed of. The story was inspired by the actual events of that summer and by what it takes to have a successful multi-decade marriage, built on a foundation of give and take that encourages evolution, as individuals and as a couple, even in challenging times.
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