Title of Event: BART YATES
When: Monday, September 8, 2008 7:00 PM
Location: Prairie Lights Books
Description: Bart Yates, winner of the Alex Award for Leave Myself Behind, turns his attention to the effects of tragedy and loneliness in the life a pianist. In The Distance Between Us an aging Hester Parker reflects on the tragedy surrounding her former life with her husband and sons and her present relationship with Alex, a college student renting the upstairs apartment.
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