Philip Lee’s autobiographical book features a deeply personal story that promises to connect with you, as long as you’ve had at least one encounter with love and loss. For the details, click through.
Who: Philip Lee, author and professor of journalism at St. Thomas University, Fredericton
What: Lee reading from and discussing his book “Bittersweet: Confessions of a Twice-Married Man”
Where: Hart House library (up the stairs, on the left) - Map and Directions
When: Thursday, November 13th beginning at 7pm
Cost: Zip. Zilch. Nada. Zero dollars. Free like a bee.
I can promise that you will see me there if you come.
(Thanks to Laura for the heads up!)
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Hmm….sounds like an interesting book. I’ll add it to my list of to-read material, although I admit that list is backing up to the point where I’m kinda intimidated to start any of the reading at all. Another book was recommended to me yesterday - Blindness - by Jose Saramago. It was published in 1999, so I wouldn’t be surprised if you’ve already read it, but it’s supposed to be one of those books that knocks-you-off-your-feet, so I’ll likely get on that book before Bittersweet.
If nothing else, a trip to Hart House and the surrounding area is never a waste.
I’ve heard that blindness is phenomenal. Plus, it’s been made into a movie, so you can get the smug satisfaction of reading the book, then watching the movie, and thoroughly describing why the book was better.
I have been reading Philip Lee’s book, and it is well-written and succinct while still conveying the roughness of a bleak part of his life. (Bleak so far, it gets happier later, I’ve been reassured.)
This is my first trip to the Hart House, I will not be disappointed. I refuse to be, is what I meant.