Jonathan Evison with Robert Sindelar — 'The Heart of Winter: A Novel'

Wed Jan 15 2025 at 07:00 pm to 08:30 pm UTC-08:00

Third Place Books | Lake Forest Park

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Jonathan Evison with Robert Sindelar \u2014 'The Heart of Winter: A Novel'
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A married couple in their golden years, from when they met across big ups, deep downs, and survive-it-all, opposites-attract love.
About this Event

The extraordinary new novel by Jonathan Evison, about a married couple in their golden years, from when they met across big ups, deep downs, and survive-it-all, opposites-attract love.


Third Place Books is thrilled to welcome back bestselling author and friend-of-the-store Jonathan Evison for a discussion of his latest novel, . Evison's new novel—set partly on UW campus and Bainbridge Island— is a reminder that true love lives in small, everyday moments. Evison is joined in conversation by our very own Robert Sindelar, Managing Partner of Third Place Books.

This event is free and open to the public. For important updates, RSVP is highly recommended in advance. This event will include a public signing and time for audience Q&A. Sustain our author series by purchasing a copy of the featured book!



About The Heart of Winter. . .

Abe Winter and Ruth Warneke were never meant to be together—at least if you ask Ruth. Yet their catastrophic blind date in college evolved into a seventy-year marriage and a life on a farm on Bainbridge Island with their hens and beloved Labrador Megs. Through the years, the Winters have fallen in and out of lockstep, and out of their haunting losses and guarded secrets, a dependable partnership has been forged.
But when Ruth’s loose tooth turns out to be something much more malicious, the beautiful, reliable life they’ve created together comes to a crisis. As Ruth struggles with her crumbling independence, Abe must learn how to take care of her while their three living children question his ability to look after his wife. And once again, the couple has to reconfigure how to be there for each other.
In this big-hearted and profound portrait of a marriage, Jonathan Evison explores 70 years of big moments in subtle ways, elegantly braiding the Winters’ turbulent history with their present-day battles, showing us how the oddly paired college kids became parents, fell apart and back together, and grew into the Abe and Ruth of today. Endlessly heartwarming and moving, Heart of Winter is a reminder that true love lives in small, everyday moments.


Jonathan Evison is the author of the novels Small World; All About Lulu; West of Here; The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving; This Is Your Life, Harriet Chance!; Lawn Boy; and Legends of the North Cascades. He lives with his wife and family in Washington State.


About Third Place Books

Founded in 1998 in Lake Forest Park, Washington, Third Place Books is dedicated to the creation of a community around books and the ideas inside them. With locations in Lake Forest Park and Seattle's Ravenna and Seward Park neighborhoods, Third Place Books is proud to serve the entire Seattle metro area. Learn more about their event series at thirdplacebooks.com/events.

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Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way Northeast, Lake Forest Park, United States

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