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Niche Book Club: Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

Niche Wine Bar 1013 Main St, Vancouver

Niche Book Club Rebecca By Daphne du Maurier Join us on Tuesday, May 7 at 6:30 pm for our latest installment of Niche Book Club: Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier. Book Description from the British Library: Rebecca is the most famous of Daphne du Maurier’s novels. Published in 1938, it has never gone out of print and is one of the great international bestsellers. Having destroyed her first attempt at the novel, du Maurier returned to writing it whilst in Egypt, where she and her soldier husband were stationed in Alexandria. Despite being composed in this alien situation, Rebecca is widely regarded as the Cornish novel, and is evidently the product of du Maurier’s acute homesickness and discomfort in her role as dutiful army wife.…

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Lauren Myracle

Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing 3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd, Beaverton

When 15-year-old Selina Kyle, aka the future Catwoman, becomes homeless, she must confront questions of who she is and who she will become. From Lauren Myracle, author of ttfn and ttyl, comes Under the Moon (DC Ink), a new graphic novel that tells the story of a teenage Catwoman, as she struggles to find her own identity while living on the streets of Gotham.

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Story Setting with Rosanne Parry and Willamette Writers

The First Congregational United Church of Christ 1126 SW Park Ave, Portland

Finding Gold in your Story Setting with Rosanne Parry Developing the setting of your story can make the character voices sharper, the action more vivid, and the plot complications more realistic. But how do you create a deeper and more vibrant world Join us on May 7th at First Congregational Church in downtown Portland at 7PM (doors open at 6:30PM) for a workshop with author Rosanne Parry. This workshop will cover ten techniques for researching and writing a compelling setting for your story. About Rosanne Parry Rosanne Parry is the author of six middle grade novels. The most recent are Last of the Name and A Wolf Called Wander, published by Learner and Harper Collins. Rosanne is a part-time bookseller at Annie Blooms, and is…

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