In partnership with Rehoboth Beach Writers Guild (RBWG), join us in the library for a breakfast chat with novelist Laura Spence-Ash about her most recent novel, Beyond That, the Sea, a sweeping, tenderhearted love story of two families living through World War II on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean, and the shy, irresistible young woman who will call them both her own. Laura will be in conversation with RBWG Founder and Executive Director Maribeth Fischer not only about her beautiful novel but about how she came to publish this book when she was in her early sixties. What prompted Laura to return to writing after a full career in finance, marketing, and higher education administration and what advice can she offer those of us who are also coming or returning to writing later in life? Susan Kehoe, owner of Browseabout Books, will lead the Q&A to follow the discussion.

Laura Spence-Ash’s debut novel, Beyond That, The Sea, was published by Celadon Books in March 2023. Her short fiction has appeared in One Story, New England Review, Crazyhorse, and elsewhere. She has received fellowships and support from MacDowell, the Virginia Center for Creative Arts, the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center, and Sewanee Writers’ Conference. She earned her MFA in Fiction from Rutgers-Newark where she received the Presidential Fellowship.

We invite you to support the author by purchasing a copy of their book from Browseabout Books by clicking HERE. Call-in orders are accepted at (302) 226-2665 or you can stop by the store to purchase a copy. For store hours, please visit their website. Each copy purchased comes signed. Books will be available for sale and for signing at the event.

Light refreshments and coffee will be served, so registration is required.