Thursday, November 14th – 7:00 pm
Ann Leary’s latest book is the New York Times and national bestselling novel The Good House. She is also the author of the memoir An Innocent, A Broad and the novel Outtakes From a Marriage. She has written fiction and nonfiction for various magazines and is a co-host of the NPR weekly radio show Hash Hags.
If you plan to attend this event, please register by calling the library at 978-774-0554 or online.
The Good House is soon to be a major motion picture starring Meryl Streep and Robert DeNiro. About the book:
“The Good House tells the story of Hildy Good, who lives in a small town on Boston’s North Shore. Hildy is a successful real-estate broker, good neighbor, mother, and grandmother. She’s also a raging alcoholic. Hildy’s family held an intervention for her about a y
ear before this story takes place–“if they invite you over for dinner, and it’s not a major holiday,” she advises “run for your life”–and now she feels lonely and unjustly persecuted. She has also fooled herself into thinking that moderation is the key to her drinking problem. As if battling her demons wasn’t enough to keep her busy, Hildy soon finds herself embroiled in the underbelly of her New England town, a craggy little place that harbors secrets.”
