About this Event
TPL presents acclaimed author and Governor General's Award finalist Merilyn Simonds in conversation with journalist and author Moira Welsh at the Toronto Reference Library's Jack Rabinovitch Reading Room.
In her intimate and profoundly moving book Walking with Beth: Conversations with My Hundred-Year-Old Friend, national bestselling author Merilyn Simonds invites us into three years of weekly walks with Beth Robinson, her neighbour and friend. When they began in the spring of 2021, Simonds had just turned 70, still active, still writing, but entering what struck her as a mysterious and frightening stage of life. Beth, a former dancer and occupational therapist who worked until age 99, was already a centenarian: vibrant, sharp, and as awake to the world as someone half her age. Who better to ask what might come next?
What emerges is neither a conventional memoir nor a straightforward biography, but something more fluid: a meditation on friendship between women across generations, on mortality and meaning, on the passions that sustain us through life's least understood passage.
Q&A and book signing to follow. Books available for purchase.
About this event’s guests:
Merilyn Simonds
Moira Welsh
Read More:
Walking With Beth: Conversations With My Hundred-year-old Friend
The Convict Lover: A True Story
Astonishing Lives of Older Women : How to Create Pleasure Over Peril in Peak Longevity
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PLAN YOUR VISIT:
Location: Jack Rabinovitch Reading Room, Toronto Reference Library (789 Yonge Street), 4th floor
Time: Doors open 6:00pm, Event starts 7:00pm.
Tickets: Free registration required.
Ticket policy: We oversell these events to ensure that the greatest number of people have an opportunity to attend. Tickets guaranteed until 6:45pm or until capacity is reached. Seating first come, first served
Accessibility: TPL is committed to accessibility. If you are Deaf or have a disability and would like to request accommodation for this event, please contact [email protected] or 416-393-7099 at least three weeks prior to the event.
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This event is part of our signature Salon Series, where we host local and international authors, artists and thinkers in conversation about their new books and big ideas.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Jack Rabinovitch Reading Room - Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge Street, Toronto, Canada
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