Susan Meissner presents 'A Map to Paradise'
Schedule
Wed, 19 Mar, 2025 at 07:00 pm
UTC-07:00Location
17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park, WA, United States, Washington 98155 | Lake Forest Park, WA
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1956, Malibu, California: Something is not right on Paradise Circle.Third Place Books welcomes back local author Susan Meissner to our Lake Forest Park store! She will be discussing her new novel, A Map to Paradise, called "A tale both tender and touching, about three complex and damaged women who despite their outward differences are all searching for that elusive thing called a home," by Kate Quinn, author of The Briar Club. This event is free and open to the public.
For important updates, RSVP is highly recommended in advance. This event will include a public signing and time for audience Q&A. Sustain our author series by purchasing a copy of the featured book!
About A Map to Paradise. . .
With her name on the Hollywood blacklist and her life on hold, out-of-work starlet Melanie Cole has little choice in company. There is her next-door neighbor, successful screenwriter Elwood, but his agoraphobia allows only for short conversations through the windows. He’s the closest thing she has to a friend in her exile, though, as she and her maid, Eva, an immigrant from Eastern Europe, rarely make conversation.
Then they both happen to spot Elwood’s sister-in-law and caretaker, June, digging in his rose garden one morning just before dawn. After that they don’t see Elwood at all anymore. Where could a man who never leaves the house possibly have gone?
Has something happened to Elwood? The two women can’t help trying to find out. But as they sneak up on and into June’s life, they discover an unexpected secret, and then a shared goal that's even more startling.
Praise for A Map to Paradise. . .
“A beautiful journey that explores the price of choices made in the heat of the moment, the importance of second chances, and the power of finding a place to belong.”
—Lisa Wingate, author of The Book of Lost Friends
" A tale both tender and touching, about three complex and damaged women who despite their outward differences are all searching for that elusive thing called a home."
—Kate Quinn, author of The Briar Club
Susan Meissner is a former managing editor of a weekly newspaper and an award-winning columnist. She is the USA Today bestselling author of Only the Beautiful, The Nature of Fragile Things, The Last Year of the War, As Bright As Heaven, A Bridge Across the Ocean, Secrets of a Charmed Life, A Fall of Marigolds, and Stars over Sunset Boulevard, among other novels.
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17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park, WA, United States, Washington 98155Event Location & Nearby Stays:
