Local author, Joellen B. Schwallie, will be signing copies of her new historical fiction novel, Glimpsing Through Threads, at Lift Bridge Book Shop on Saturday, August 23, from noon to 2 p.m. Joellen grew up in Brockport, so she is very excited about the opportunity to have her book signing at Lift Bridge. In fact, Lift Bridge Book Shop can be found within the last few pages of the epilogue, with a touch of supernatural intrigue taking place right before its doors.
This is a story of an Irish family that begins in 1855 as their matriarch leaves Ireland following the potato famine to move to the United States. Opinions, expressions, humor, and language change and evolve with time as the family grows and ages into the 1970s. As the pages turn, the reader is invited to travel alongside them while they make their way through a number of noteworthy days. Personal memories, superstitious beliefs, and accounts of current events of that time in history are brought into the narrative. The story follows each generation’s threads and how they connect to each other’s past, present and future. Are they caught within the confinement of their own time? Or is the essence of their being somehow connected to those who came before and those who are yet to come?
Glimpsing Through Threads was published in November 2024, and released on Amazon where it received seven five-star reviews in the first two months. Paperback and hard copy books will be available for purchase at the book signing. Lift Bridge Book Shop is located at 45 Main Street, Brockport.
To learn more about the author, visit: https://joellenschwallie.weebly.com.
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