About this Event
MAY PICK: Hestia Strikes a Match by Christine Grillo
Wednesday, May 21
6:15 p.m. | Meet-and-greet
6:30 p.m. dinner & discussion | The Junction
3-course dinner from The Junction | $65 (includes drink pairings, tax, and tip)
Join us at The Junction to discuss Hestia Strikes a Match by Christine Grillo, who will join us virtually for discussion! Attendees must purchase a dinner ticket to attend; there are 35 spots for each night available for in-person seating.
Every month we gather to discuss the book over an original, three-course meal with drink pairings inspired by the book. Purchase your dinner ticket to let us know you'll be coming!
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The Fine Print
Special Diet: If you have any sort of dietary restriction, please include the special diet option with your ticket. The base meal is prepared vegetarian, so if you have any further dietary needs (especially allergies!), please contact the Junction directly at [email protected].
Nonalcoholic Pairings: If you do not need the wine pairings, please select the nonalcoholic option to your ticket. Two mocktails will replace the wine pairings; you can also request soda or juice (options depend on availability at The Junction).
Refund policy: Refunds will be granted up to the Sunday before the event. After this time, the Junction has begun preparation for the dinner and cannot grant refunds for the costs. (Note that Eventbrite no longer allows refunds to be provided as a credit for future events.)
Transfer policy: Attendees can transfer their Tuesday night ticket to Wednesday night or vice versa if scheduling conflicts arise. If a transfer occurs within 12 hours of the event, please reach out to Itinerant Literate at [email protected] or (843) 225-6569 to notify organizers of the change.
About the Book:
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“[A] pitch-perfect dark comedy. I fell in love, and so will you.” — Joanna Rakoff, author of My Salinger Year
The year is 2023, and things are bad—bad, but still not as bad as they could be. Hestia Harris is forty-two, abandoned by her husband (he left to fight for the Union cause), and estranged from her parents (they’re leaving for the Confederacy). Yes, the United States has collapsed into a second civil war and again it’s Unionists against Confederates, children against parents, friends against friends. Single and adrift, Hestia reckons with the big questions (How do we live in the midst of political collapse? How do we love people who believe terrible things?) and the little ones (How do I decorate a nonworking fireplace? Can I hook up with a mime?), all while wrestling with that simmering, roiling, occasionally boiling feeling that things are decidedly not okay, but we have to keep going, one foot in front of the other.
Christine Grillo’s Hestia Strikes a Match is an irreverent, incisive, laugh-out-loud interrogation of modern love of all kinds, in all its messy beauty. Equal parts wise and hilarious, it fills the heart, fortifies the spirit, and will surely help to fend off despair. In the face of the everyday wildness of our times, it asks and answers that newly constant question: How do we make a full, wonderfully ordinary life when the whole mad world is clattering down around us?
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Junction Kitchen & Provisions, 4438 Spruill Avenue, North Charleston, United States
USD 0.00 to USD 65.00
