@anunlikelystory: We are beyond honored to be hosting MacArthur Fellowship recipient and American Book Award-winning writer Ocean Vuong on Tuesday, July 14th at 7pm at King Philip Regional High School in Wrentham, MA. Vuong will discuss his latest novel, THE EMPEROR OF GLADNESS, with award-winning author and professor Kwame Dawes. One late summer evening in the post-industrial town of East Gladness, Connecticut, nineteen-year-old Hai stands on the edge of a bridge in pelting rain, ready to jump, when he hears someone shout across the river. The voice belongs to Grazina, an elderly widow succumbing to dementia, who convinces him to take another path. Bereft and out of options, he quickly becomes her caretaker. Over the course of the year, the unlikely pair develops a life-altering bond, one built on empathy, spiritual reckoning, and heartbreak, with the power to transform Hai’s relationship to himself, his family, and a community on the brink. Following the cycles of history, memory, and time, THE EMPEROR OF GLADNESS shows the profound ways in which love, labor, and loneliness form the bedrock of American life. At its heart is a brave epic about what it means to exist on the fringes of society and to reckon with the wounds that haunt our collective soul. Register for this event by clicking the events link in our bio, or by visiting anunlikelystory.com/vuong #anunlikelystory #anunlikelystorybookstore #indiebookstore #authorevent #oceanvuong

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