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SUMMARY:Book Signing & Salon: Dear Everyone by Henley Carr
DESCRIPTION:We’re thrilled to host a very special event with author Henley Carr\, celebrating her powerful narrative non-fiction debut\, Dear Everyone. Readers will have the opportunity to remain for a salon-style private event to dig deeper into the themes contained in Carr’s work (see below for the questions we’ll delve into!) \n\n\n\nTHE EVENTJoin us at Main Street Reads for a free\, open-to-all book signing where you can meet author Henley Carr and grab a copy of her new release\, Dear Everyone. \n\n\n\nTHEN\, beginning at 4:00 p.m.\, we’ll transition into an exclusive salon-style open discussion with Henley\, complete with wine\, charcuterie\, and some deeper conversation.  \n\n\n\nThis portion of the afternoon will be a ticketed event\, limited to 25 participants\, and each ticket includes all the “fixin’s” PLUS a signed copy of Dear Everyone. This is expected to sell out – GET YOUR TICKETS HERE or in-store at Main Street Reads. \n\n\n\nAbout the Book\n\n\n\nDiscover the intricate dance between societal expectations and personal truth in Dear Everyone. Through 60 letters from 1963\, Henley chronicles a year of one woman’s artistic pursuit and personal growth\, juxtaposed against a modern-day narrative of ambition and the quest for authenticity.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn 1963\, twenty-two-year-old Martha McCaffray set sail for Florence\, Italy\, to study painting and live a year entirely for herself. In sixty letters home\, she chronicled her days of art\, travel\, friendship\, and freedom – a brief window when she chose passion over expectation. Within a year of her return\, she was a wife\, a mother\, and a woman who\, unbeknownst to her at the time\, would set her paintbrush down for good. \n\n\n\nSixty years later\, those letters are unearthed and entwined with a modern narrative of self-discovery. What begins as a portrait of a young woman’s bold year abroad becomes something more – a mirror reflecting the timeless struggle between societal expectation and personal truth. \n\n\n\nDear Everyone is a work of narrative nonfiction that braids Martha’s mid-century letters with a contemporary voice reckoning with the same questions: What does it mean to choose yourself? And what is lost when you don’t? \n\n\n\nHenley Carr’s work will spark genuine conversation with each other about our own desires vs. societal expectations of women today. \n\n\n\nORDER TICKETS NOW – LIMITED TO 25!\n\n\n\nMeet Henley Carr\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHenley is an experienced writer\, marketer\, and creative strategist with a unique vision for storytelling. From corporate teams to public figures and authors\, she brings stories to life. For the past two years\, she’s been writing her debut narrative nonfiction\, Dear Everyone\, inspired by discovered letters from 1963 and her own journey of self-discovery. In her free time\, she dreams of escapes to Palm Springs\, enjoys Slim Aaron’s coffee table books\, and spends time with her husband\, new baby Scottie\, and golden retriever Millie. \n\n\n\nBonus: The salon will of course include charcuterie and wine\, AND a signed copy of Dear Everyone.  \n\n\n\nORDER TICKETS NOW – LIMITED TO 25!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe can’t wait to see you there and join in this unforgettable afternoon of conversation\, and connection as we delve deeper into these questions: \n\n\n\n\nWhat role did you play in your family dynamic growing up\, and how has that shaped who you are today?\n\n\n\nWhat expectations\, spoken or unspoken\, were/are set for the women in your family?\n\n\n\nDo you feel pressure to present yourself differently in certain social settings? \n\n\n\nWhat does “having it all” mean to you\, and has that definition shifted over time?\n\n\n\nIn what ways do you believe societal expectations of women still influence your daily decisions?\n\n\n\nWhat life circumstances most changed your perspective on who you are?\n\n\n\nHave you ever felt pressure to silence or shrink part of yourself to fit in?\n\n\n\nHow do friendships with other women support or challenge your identity?\n\n\n\nWhat pressures do you feel in your life to “have it all” or present yourself in a certain way? How has social media influenced this?\n\n\n\nIf you could redefine success for yourself\, separate from societal expectations\, what would that look like?
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/book-signing-salon-dear-everyone-by-henley-carr/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing,Sunday Salon
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