| News from Arkansas State University For Release: July 16, 2002 |
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| News from Arkansas State University For Release: July 16, 2002 |
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Lorian
Hemingway to celebrate Hemingways’ Birthdays at Hemingway-Pfeiffer
Museum and Educational Center Lorian Hemingway will present a reading and book signing of her new book, A World Turned Over, in the Hemingway Barn Studio at the 
Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center in Piggott, on
Saturday, July 27. Afternoon Museum tours at 12:15, 1:15 and 2:15 will
include Hemingway’s presentation.A World Turned Over is an unforgettable story of destruction and redemption, tragedy and hope on the day of the Candlestick Tornado in Jackson, Mississippi, March 3, 1966. With a penetrating eye for intimate details and a remarkable gift for storytelling, Hemingway presents vivid portraits of unsung heroes, as well as embattled survivors. It is a moving exploration of faith and hope in the face of tragedy in the neighborhood where she grew up. "Eloquent, raw, funny, this Hemingway has a voice all her own." The New York Times Book Review. The book is currently available at the Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum Book Shop. Lorian is the granddaughter of Ernest and Pauline Hemingway and great-granddaughter of Paul and Mary Pfeiffer. She is the author of Walking into the River, a novel, and Walk on Water, a memoir. She will also present a reading and book signing at Dorsey’s Gallery adjacent to That Book Store in Blytheville, Friday, July 26, 7:30 p.m. In celebration of the birthdays of Ernest (July 21) and Pauline (July 22) the Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center will honor Lorian’s grandparents with a reception as part of the Saturday, July 27, tours. The Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center is a program of Arkansas State University. # # # |
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