Amherst, MA – The Jones Library is holding its third On the Same Page community reading program, this year featuring the novel
The Girl Who Fell from the Sky by award-winning author
Heidi W. Durrow. The entire Amherst community is invited to read the
book and participate in the related programs which will be held in
February and March 2015. On the Same Page – Amherst
will culminate in an author appearance to be held on Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at the Munson Memorial Library Hall in South Amherst.
On The Same Page - Amherst is designed to bring the
local community together by encouraging residents to read the same book
and by offering programming and opportunities for discussion about the
book and the themes it contains. Now a
featured annual event, On the Same Page – Amherst explores a different
book each year, to include a variety of themes, topics, genres, and
writing styles.
The Girl Who Fell from the Sky was
winner of the PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction in
2008. The PEN/Bellwether Prize is awarded biennially to the author of a
previously unpublished novel of high literary caliber
that promotes fiction that addresses issues of social justice and the
impact of culture and politics on human relationships. Set in the
1980s, this novel tells the story of Rachel, the daughter of a Danish
mother and a black G.I. who becomes the sole survivor
of a family tragedy.
Heidi W. Durrow is the New York Times best-selling author of
The Girl Who Fell from the Sky (Algonquin Books), which received writer Barbara Kingsolver’s
PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction, and is a book club favorite.
The Girl Who Fell from the Sky has been hailed as one of the Best Novels of 2010 by the
Washington Post, a Top 10 Book of 2010 by The Oregonian, and named a Top 10 Debut of 2010 by
Booklist.
For further information about the On the Same Page - Amherst, please contact Janet Ryan at 413/259-3223.