An Evening with Rachel Beanland, Author of The Half Life
What happens when the life you chose starts to feel like a cage? When twenty-three-year-old Eileen O’Malley falls for a charming naval officer, she finds herself following him to the tiny, sun-drenched Mediterranean island of La Maddalena — far from everything she’s ever known. But paradise has a dark underbelly: when Italian activists begin sounding the alarm about nuclear contamination in the water, the island erupts in protest — and Eileen’s loyalties begin to shift, drawn into a web of secrets and toward a local journalist who forces her to imagine a life beyond the one she’s been handed.
Atmospheric, sexy, and quietly defiant, The Half Life is a story of love, complicity, and awakening. Readers are calling it a page-turner they literally lost sleep over.
Join us for an intimate evening with Richmond author Rachel Beanland — author of Florence Adler Swims Forever, winner of the National Jewish Book Award for Debut Fiction — as she discusses her stunning new novel, takes questions from the audience, and signs books.
Tickets: 🎟 $45 — includes a Hardcover copy of The Half Life 🎟 $20 — general admission, no book included.
Seating is limited.
