Book Talk with Chaplain Richard Miller-Murphy at Fairfield University Store

Chaplain Rich Miller-Murphy will host a Meet & Greet for his book Road Trip Detour: Exploring Life's Journey, on Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 7 p.m. at the Fairfield University Store, 1499 Post Road in downtown Fairfield. The first 50 students to arrive will receive a $10 gift card to Starbucks.

In Road Trip Detour, Miller-Murphy shares his early and mid-life struggles with mental health after losing his partner of 10 years to AIDS, his mother to pancreatic cancer, and his grandfather to heart surgery complications in 1990-91, and subsequently learning of his own illnesses. At the time, he led a double life afraid to share his own sexuality for fear of discrimination and what effect the truth might have on his career. Family support and love coming from friends, and work colleagues helped him through two inpatient psychiatric hospitalizations over forty years ago.

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Life changed immeasurably in his late forties and early fifties with his same sex marriage in 2004 and the birth of double miracle twins in 2007 using a gestational carrier. Road Trip Detour shows that life's challenges can lead to a meaningful and purposeful life by having a positive outlook and accepting help when you need it most. The book is authentic, sensitive, and sometimes shocking from beginning to end.

For more information about the author, visit roadtripdetourexploring.com. For the full schedule of events for the Fairfield University Store, visit fairfield.edu/storeevents.