Author Vanessa Diffenbaugh at Highland Park Public Library

Vanessa Diffenbaugh, author of We Never Asked for Wings

(Ballantine Books $27.00, due August 18)

Tuesday August 25 at 7:00 p.m.

Highland Park Public Library at 847-432-0216

For fourteen years, Letty Espinosa has worked three jobs around San Francisco to make ends meet while her mother raised her children Alex, now fifteen, and Luna, six in their tiny apartment on a forgotten spit of wetlands near the bay. But now Letty s parents are returning to Mexico, and Letty must step up and become a mother for the first time in her life.

Vanessa Diffenbaugh’s novel, The Language of Flowers was translated into more than forty languages. A mother of four, she lives with her husband in Monterey, California. In addition to being a writer, Vanessa Diffenbaugh is a passionate foster care advocate and sits on the board of Youth Villages, where she supports their mission to radically improve outcomes for America s most vulnerable children and families.

There will be a book signing following the program with books provided by Lake Forest Book Store.

Event date: Tuesday, August 25, 2015 - 7:00pm to 8:30pm Event address: Highland Park Public Library 494 Laurel Ave. Highland Park, IL 60035