Author Lucia Greenhouse will read from her acclaimed book at Sarah Lawrence College

This event will take place on the 2^nd Floor of the Esther Raushenbush Library.

Former Writing Institute student Lucia Greenhouse will read from her acclaimed book fathermothergod: My Journey Out of Christian Science.  

Author Lucia Greenhouse will read from her acclaimed bookat Sarah Lawrence College

Yonkers, N.Y.- Lucia Greenhouse, author of the acclaimed memoir fathermothergod: MyJourney Out of Christian Science will read from her book on Tuesday, February 7 at 4 p.m. atthe Esther Rauschenbush Library on the campus of Sarah Lawrence College. The reading byGreenhouse, a former student in the College’s Writing Institute, precedes an Open House for theWriting Institute to be held at 6 p.m. at the College’s 45 Wrexham Road Center for Continuing Education.

After years of struggle writing her memoir about a family practicing Christian Science,Greenhouse discovered The Writing Institute at Sarah Lawrence. For the next four years, shestudied the Art of the Memoir with Joelle Sander, a class that Sander has taught for close to twodecades.
“That class gave me the structure and discipline I needed,” says Greenhouse. “Joelle had a wayof helping me tackle very sensitive material. She gently encouraged me to go where the essenceof truth was.”

From reviews of fathermothergod:
“Through this memoir, readers will see how even those closest to us can remain amystery.”-Booklist

“As much an indictment of Christian Science as it is a memoir of her family’s experience ofloss.” -O Magazine

The Writing Institute open house gives prospective students an opportunity to learn about courseofferings for the spring term. Spring faculty will be on hand to talk about their courses answerany questions The Writing Institute offers students the opportunity to improve their skills and become part of acommunity of writers. Classes are small and employ the workshop method. Through interactionwith skilled faculty and students, participants become better thinkers, listeners, and writers.

For more information and reservations for the open house please call (914) 395 2205 or e-mail:cce@sarahlawrence.edu