Bestselling author Simon Stranger’s new novel Stranger is a personal and true story about adoption, mental illness, and the secrets within a family.
Stranger tells the story of an adult son who is still trying to understand who his father was and how he became the man he was. A son who loved his father, but also feared him throughout childhood, and above all feared becoming like him.
The novel explores growing up in the shadow of mental illness. It is about wanting to break free and sail to the other side of the world, only to be drawn back to the challenges of one’s childhood home. How do you move forward when you are both tied to those you love and yet wish to distance yourself?
In a lecture accompanied by images and specially composed music, the author will read from and talk about his brand-new novel. We promise a moving and thought-provoking evening.
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Books will be available for sale and signing after the event.