Join us in the library or online for a launch party and reception with Anne Colwell, author of Broken Heart Syndrome, a collection of connected short stories revolving around a small, local hospital in the beach community of Lewes, Delaware, all influenced by the loss of Jeff Donahue, a marine biologist who dies in a cycling accident. For  Colwell, death doesn't end relationships but transforms them. Her characters live lives haunted by ghosts, and yet they all eventually choose to suture up their despair for a chance at restoration. Joining Anne in conversation is Maribeth Fischer, founder and executive director of the Rehoboth Beach Writers Guild.

Anne Colwell is the author of the poetry books Believing Their Shadows and Mother's Maiden Name. Her work has appeared in numerous journals, including Bellevue Literary Review, California Quarterly, Southern Poetry Review, and The Madison Review, and she is the recipient of fellowships from the Delaware State Arts Council, the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, and the Bread Loaf Writers Conference. She is a professor of English at the University of Delaware.

This event is co-sponsored by the Rehoboth Beach Writers Guild.

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.

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