An intimate evening with three local self-published authors promises to be an interesting foray into what makes a story worth telling.
Hosted by Sharon Hope, the former president of the Sidney and Peninsula Literary Festival, the event brings together Celeste Derksen and Jennifer Mann, to provide a glimpse into the process of each writer’s new book.
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Derksen, an English professor at the University of Victoria will read from her new tale, An All-Inclusive Murder, a tale of mystery that takes the reader from the rain-soaked streets of Vancouver to the beaches of Mexico.
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And Hope’s latest release is a true story following the journey of the Estlin family from Victorian London to the Manitoba prairies. Figured prominently in The English Travelers is Hope’s own great-great-great-grandmother Susannah Estlin, who in 1789 ventured to France.
A cocktail hour will kick off the evening at 5:30 p.m. followed by dinner and readings on Nov. 3 at the Sidney North Saanich Yacht Club (1949 Marina Way).
Sponsored by the Sidney and Peninsula Literary Festival Society, tickets are $35 and are available by registering at 250-656-4600.