Join us to celebrate Fiona McPhillip's new novel The Party in the Woods!
About this Event
We are delighted to welcome Fiona McPhillips, Irish journalist, screenwriter, and author of When We Were Silent, to Bookshop West Portal on November 10th! We will be celebrating her new book, The Party in the Woods, an addictive, thrilling whodunit, set in the Dublin mountains. McPhillips will be joined in conversation by Sommer Schafer, Senior Editor of The Forge Literary Magazine and the author of The Women and Hope.
This event is FREE to attend. Seating is first-come, first-served. (RSVPs are optional, but encouraged for our planning purposes.)
You don't need to have read the book beforehand to enjoy the event, but we do recommend reserving your copy ahead of time:
About the Book:
From the much-praised author Fiona McPhillips ("Excruciating suspense" -- Stephen King; "Shocking" --NYTBR), a novel of M**der and betrayal, pulse-pounding music, and all the lives we leave behind
Annie Fagan, one of Ireland's first female electronic DJs and producers, spent her early twenties hosting and playing illegal raves across Ireland. Part of a legendary free party crew, she was surrounded by loud music, beautiful people, and the alluring chaos of the dance floor. But after one of their huge parties in the woods, Annie's friend Seán disappeared without a trace, and Annie gave up that part of herself for good.
Years later, when Seán's body is discovered in the Dublin mountains and new information about his disappearance comes to light, Annie reunites with her old group of friends--led by Fran Baker, the man she once believed she was destined to end up with--and feels inexplicably drawn back into the scene. Annie--and the police--starts to realize that, far from a tragic accident or random misadventure, Seán's death must have been caused by someone who was at their party. Someone who had a motive.
One of her friends.
As Annie investigates, her new and old worlds clash, another old friend is silenced, and she realizes that some people may not want the mystery of Seán's death to be solved. In fact, they might do anything to stop her from discovering what happened that night, when the party truly ended.
About the Author:
Fiona McPhillips is an Irish journalist, author and screenwriter, and an editor at The Forge literary magazine. Fiona's debut novel, When We Were Silent, was shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards, runner-up for the Crime Writers' Association Debut Dagger and named as one of the Irish Times' crime books of the year. The Party in the Woods is her second novel.
About the Conversation Partner:
Sommer Schafer is Senior Editor of The Forge Literary Magazine and widely published, including a Distinguished Story in Best American Short Stories 2019. She is the author of two books of fiction, The Women and Hope, both released by Unsolicited Press. She lives on Coast Miwok land with her family, a rescue dove, and a bearded dragon.
Agenda
🕑: 06:30 PM - 07:00 PM
Buy the book, browse the shelves, snag your seat!
🕑: 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Hear from the author + Q&A
🕑: 08:00 PM - 08:30 PM
Signing Line - Get your copy personalized by the author
Where is it happening?
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