A celebration with Auntie's Bookstore of Kay Smith-Burn's new novel, 'Tangles,' which is set at the Hanford Nuclear Site. Auntie's Bookstore will sell books.
About the novel Tangles:
Oppenheimer was just the beginning. When a harpooned whale offers proof the Hanford Nuclear Reservation is endangering all life in the Columbia River Basin, Luke Hinson, a brash young scientist, seizes the chance to avenge his father’s death but a thyroid cancer diagnosis derails Luke’s research. Between treatments, he dives back in, making enemies at every turn. On an overnight trek, Luke discovers evidence that Mary, his former neighbor, embarked on the same treacherous trail, and her disappearance, a decade prior, may be tied to Hanford’s harmful practices mired in government-mandated secrecy. A love story wrapped in a mystery, this stunning Cold War home-front tale reveals the devastating costs of the birth of the nuclear age, and celebrates the quiet courage of wronged women, the fierce determination of fatherless sons, and the limitless power of the individual.
About the Presenter:
An Austin, TX transplant and lifetime environmental advocate, Kay Smith-Blum has resided in Seattle for more than four decades. The recent upheaval over leaking nuclear waste tanks at the Hanford site in Washington state compelled her to write a Hanford story in a way that would educate and entertain readers, resulting in her debut novel, Tangles. A companion short story to Tangles is featured in the 2024 anthology, Feisty Deeds: Historical Fictions of Daring Women, which Smith-Blum co-edited. Smith-Blum works out her writer’s block in her sons’ gardens and the nearest lap pool. To learn more, please visit KaySmith-Blum.com.
This program is presented in partnership with Auntie's Bookstore.
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AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Local History | Book & Film Discussions | Arts & Culture |
Mon, Jan 27 | 9:00AM to 7:00PM |
Tue, Jan 28 | 9:00AM to 7:00PM |
Wed, Jan 29 | 9:00AM to 7:00PM |
Thu, Jan 30 | 9:00AM to 7:00PM |
Fri, Jan 31 | 10:00AM to 5:00PM |
Sat, Feb 01 | 10:00AM to 5:00PM |
Sun, Feb 02 | 12:00PM to 4:00PM |
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