New York Times Best Selling Author, Catherine Gildiner, to Speak in Piedmont

In Conversation: New York Times Best-Selling Author, Cathleen Gildiner, Discusses Her Latest Novel - “Coming Ashore”

Friday, February 6th, 5 pm, Piedmont Community Center for the Arts,

801 Magnolia Avenue, Piedmont

Tickets $10 sold on Brown Paper Tickets http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1004362

Signed Copies of Ms. Gildiner’s books available for purchase thanks to The Great Good Place for Books

- Would you like to speak to a New York Times Best-selling author?

- Have you ever wondered what the difference is between Autobiography and Memoir?

- Have you ever thought about being on a book tour?

If you answered YES to any of the above questions, then join us for a visit with Catherine McClure Gildiner, author, screenwriter, columnist and psychologist. Catherine will speak about her latest work, as well as answer questions about writing, publishing and making a book tour successful.

Written with the same spirit and wit as the bestselling Too Close to the Falls and After the Falls, Coming Ashore (ECW Press, October 1, 2014) is the third and final volume of Catherine Gildiner’s memoir series. Picking up her story in the late ‘60s at age twenty-one, Cathy whisks through seven years and three countries. Whether reciting verse in the classrooms of Oxford University, arranging a date with Jimi Hendrix, teaching literature to inner city kids while civil rights demonstrations rage around the school, falling in love, or working in a psychiatric hospital, Cathy determinedly blazes her own trail through all the passion and uncertainty that comes on the cusp of adulthood. Readers will identify with her journey of self-discovery.

The writer reviews are stellar:

“This big-hearted book unfolds like conversation over wine with your funniest, most insightful friend. It’s a wonder Catherine Gildiner survived her daredevil years, but what a treat to relive them with such a vivid storyteller.” Rona Maynard, author of My Mother’s Daughter and former editor of Chatelaine

“This is one unforgettable trip down memory lane, a journey told with warmth, humour and insight.” Judy Fong Bates, author of The Year of Finding Memory

“Part travelogue, part book of secrets, Catherine Gildiner’s Coming Ashore captures an era of unrest with honesty, humour and enticing detail. Grab your backpack, don your tie-dye and see the world through Cathy’s eyes. You’re in for an amazing ride.” Ami McKay, author of The Virgin Cure