Join us in the library or online for a launch party with Ethan Joella, author of A Quiet Life: A Novel, an enormously powerful and life-affirming novel about three individuals whose lives intersect in unforeseen ways. Joining Ethan in conversation is Susan Kehoe, owner of Browseabout Books. There will be a reception with light refreshments after the event.

Set in a close-knit Pennsylvania suburb in the grip of winter, A Quiet Life follows three people grappling with loss and finding a tender wisdom in their grief. In this beautifully crafted and profoundly moving novel, three parallel narratives converge in poignant and unexpected ways, as each character bravely presses onward, trying to recover something they have lost. Emotionally riveting and infused with hope, A Quiet Life celebrates humanity in the midst of uncertainty.

Ethan Joella teaches English and psychology at the University of Delaware and specializes in community writing workshops. His work has appeared in River Teeth, The Cimarron Review, The MacGuffin, Delaware Beach Life, and Third Wednesday. He is the author of A Little Hope, which was a Read with Jenna Bonus Selection and A Quiet Life. He lives in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, with his wife and two daughters.

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. Anyone who preorders the book from Browseabout Books or purchases it at the launch party, will receive a commemorative cardinal ornament. Browseabout Books will donate 10 percent of the sales from the book to the Rehoboth Beach Writers Guild.

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