Thu 1/29 @ 7PM
Author Thrity Umrigar is “local” — she lives in the Cleveland area and is a professor of English at Case Western Reserve University. She came to this country from India at the age of 21 and got her graduate degrees from The Ohio State University and Kent State University. So at this point, she’s virtually a native Ohioan.
But her work has been all over the world. She’s written nine novels, a memoir and some picture books. She’s won awards for her works, many of which have been best sellers. Her books have been published in nearly two dozen countries and translated into other languages.
Now she’s releasing her tenth novel called Missing Sam. Initially its plot sounds a little cliched: a married couple, Sam and Aliya, gets into an intense argument one night, and the next morning, one of them goes out for a morning run and never comes back. We’ve all heard the “missing partner” story. But there’s a twist here. When Aliya reports her wife missing, things become strained when, as the gay daughter of Muslim immigrants, she’s hemmed in by expectations and judgments that make it difficult for her to see her options clearly.
Umrigar will talk about the new book at the Cuyahoga County Public Library’s Parma-Snow Branch in conversation with former Plain Dealer book editor (remember when they had those?) Karen Long. Registration is free, but $30 VIP tickets get you a copy of the book, VIP seating and signing line priority.
Go here to register or buy tickets. More books with be available for purchase courtesy of Loganberry Books.