Marblehead author, Patricia Goodwin will read and sign her new novel, Holy Days

Marblehead author, Patricia Goodwin will read and sign her latest novel, Holy Days, Sunday, April 17, 3:00 p.m., at WorkTable, 140 Washington Street, Marblehead. Wine & cheese reception. Books will be available for special event price of $10, half retail and online cost. Admission Free. Please call WorkTable at (781) 797-0757 for more information.

Holy Days (Plum Press, 2015) the new novel from Marblehead author, Patricia Goodwin, takes a bold and courageous look at Gloria Wisher, a sensitive, talented girl growing up poor in a dangerous urban environment. In desperation, Gloria commits a sensational murder that catapults her beyond the role of survivor to feminist icon.

Kirkus Reviews called Goodwin’s prose, “sharp and descriptive, invoking vivid word pictures…a strong undercurrent of tension and horror.”