Author Talk: Sarah Gormley in Conversation with Meg Kissinger

Chief O'Neill's: 3471 N Elston Ave, Chicago, IL 60618

• One signed hardcover copy of The Order of Things
• Lite bites and sandwiches from The Rome Sandwich Company, and Sarah's famous Martha-Stewart-Fired-Me Cookies as featured in TOOT

Sometimes nothing is more unexpected than joy. What happens when a marketing executive leaves San Francisco to care for her dying mother on their family farm in Ohio? A Hallmark heroine would fall in love with her high school sweetheart during a snowstorm—but this is no Hallmark movie. Sarah Gormley spent most of her life trying to outrun the persistent self-loathing that plagued her from childhood, convinced that self-worth was something she had to earn by doing rather than being. When she returned to Salt Creek Farm at age forty-five, Gormley had no idea that detaching from the success she believed defined her, untangling the complicated relationship with her mother, and continuing the hard work of therapy would lead to a wildly transformed life. Told with exceptional candor and humor, The Order of Things is a story about how one woman learned to let go of the patterns of her past to create a future she never imagined. Ultimately, Gormley’s book is about hope, with a powerful message that will inspire you to think about the possibility of change in your own life.

Learn more about Sarah Gormley.

Meg Kissinger is one of the coolest people you'll ever meet! She's the author of While You Were Out (which is much more imporant book than TOOT, but nevermind that for now) and the then-anonymous woman who told Gormley to "Go write a book!" after she gave a talk at DePauw University in 2019.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Chief O'Neill's Pub Restaurant Beer Garden, 3471 North Elston Avenue, Chicago, United States