Growing Up Irish
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Ann Fallon Burnell, author of “A Child’s Heart, Growing Up Irish American” will be featured next weekend at the Brewster Public Library in a book event that is perfect for St. Patrick’s Day.
The talk is at 2 p.m. Saturday.
Here is what the library said in announcing the event:
“The daughter of Irish immigrants in Brooklyn, she will share her sometimes poignant, unexpectedly funny and always memorable adventures of “Rosie.” As one critic observed…”Rosie’s tales will melt your heart like butter on a slice of Irish brown bread…fresh from the oven.”
Burnell will also share her own insights into the “self publishing” process — its pitfalls and rewards. Her book is from Outskirts Press and you can hear an audio excerpt of her book at their site.
The mother of seven and grandmother of eleven, Burnell is from Rockville Center, Long Island. She is, though, an active member of the Brewster Writers Roundtable which originated at the Library. She accompanied mentor, Louisa Burns-Bisogno on the Tuscan Writers Retreat in 2006 and began her novel set in Renaissance Italy. Together, Ann and Louisa wrote the play “Stained Glass” which was honored by The New York Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences at a special event.
For more information about this program in Brewster, call 845-279 6421 or visit the library’s website.
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