Name: Author Talk with Ruta Sepetys: "A Fortune of Sand"
Start: 2026-08-04T18:00:00-04:00
Location: Fairfield Public Library

Fairfield Public Library

Please join Fairfield Public Library as Ruta Sepetys, in conversation with Kathleen Carter, discusses her new book, A Fortune of Sand.  Refreshments will be provided by The Friends of Fairfield Public Library, and copies of the book will be available to purchase from Barrett Bookstore. 
Free.  Please register.

Local Event: Author Talk with Ruta Sepetys:  "A Fortune of Sand"

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Author Talk with Ruta Sepetys:  "A Fortune of...

Please join Fairfield Public Library as Ruta Sepetys, in conversation with Kathleen Carter, discusses her new book, A Fortune...

Author Talk with Ruta Sepetys:  "A Fortune of Sand"

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