Sarah Ward: Aesop Lake *Book Launch*

Tuesday, July 24, 2018 - 7:00pm
Event address: 
191 Bank Street
Burlington, VT 05401

Join Sarah Ward to celebrate the launch of her new young adult novel, Aesop Lake.

ABOUT THE BOOK:  One warm May night at the town reservoir, seventeen-year-old Leda Keogh sees her boyfriend do something awful. She wants to forget it ever happened, but David needs her to be his alibi—and is willing to destroy her family if she refuses. Trapped, Leda must choose between the truth, her boyfriend, and her family. Jonathan Tanner-Eales feels like an outsider. He’s gay, and life in rural Vermont hasn’t been as idyllic as he hoped it would be. When Jonathan and his boyfriend, Ricky, are attacked during a night swim, Jonathan manages to escape, but must watch, helpless, as Ricky is beaten. Jonathan, plagued by trauma and fear, wrestles with anger and shame in the aftermath of the crime. That summer Leda and Jonathan are swept together by chance, and both must reckon with fundamental questions of loyalty and courage. What does it mean to speak the truth when a lie protects the ones you love? Will Leda put the fate of her family and her boyfriend first, or can Jonathan persuade her to tell the truth?

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:  Sarah Ward writes young adult fiction, poetry and journal articles in the field of child welfare. Over a twenty-five-year career as a social worker, Sarah has worked with young adults and families with harrowing backgrounds. She won the 2007 Editor's Choice Award for the New England Anthology of Poetry for her poem "Warmer Waters," and she is a member of the League of Vermont Writers since 2008. As a social worker, Sarah has published several journal articles, and was recently a co-author on an article published (December 2016) in Child and Youth Services Review titled, "Building a landscape of resilience after workplace violence in public child welfare." In her limited spare time, Sarah enjoys a good book, a little yoga and a cup of tea in her home in Williston, Vermont.

 

DATE:  Tuesday, July 24th at 7pm

LOCATION:  Phoenix Books Burlington

ADMISSION:  This event is free and open to all. We'll be accepting donations for Spectrum Youth Services.

Aesop Lake By Sarah L. Ward Cover Image
$10.99
ISBN: 9780999499528
Availability: Click Title to See Location Inventory
Published: Green Writers Press - July 24th, 2018