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Join us on Friday, March 14, 6:30 pm for an evening with author Ethan Rutherford to celebrate the launch of his first novel, North Sun or The Voyage of the Whaleship Esther.--
“The evocative first novel from Rutherford (after the story collection Farthest South) depicts the end of the whaling era in the late 1870s. Worn-out captain Arnold Lovejoy is tasked by whaling baron Mr. Ashley with retrieving his son-in-law, Benjamin Leander, who’s gone native on the Alaskan coast after his ship was crushed by the ice, leaving his wife Sarah and their frail child behind. Accompanying Captain Lovejoy aboard the whaleship Esther are two others with tasks of their own: mysterious passenger Edmund Thule and a presence unseen by most, a seabird-man spirit named Old Sorrel who begins to haunt the crew halfway through the voyage.
As Lovejoy sails the Esther to the Chukchi Sea north of Alaska in search of Leander, his crew hunts whales for oil and sport. Chronicling in brisk and poetic prose their numerous travails, needless deaths, and hidden perversions, Rutherford plumbs the depths men will sink to in extracting what they desire from nature and their fellow man. This harsh and stark ballad of a bygone time will move readers.” – Publishers Weekly
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PROGRAM:
6:00 – Doors Open
6:30 – 6:45 – Poet Clare Rossini will open the program
6:45 – 7:15 – Ethan will show a short presentation and read an excerpt from North Sun
7:15 – 8:00 PM – Book signing
Music courtesy of Sinan Bakir
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This event is FREE to the public, but requires advance registration.
Books will be sold onsite by River Bend Bookshop, on the day of the event. Concessions will be open and available if guests want to purchase beverages, popcorn, and snacks.
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Event Page:
https://www.realartways.org/event/north-sun/
Registration:
https://realartways.easy-ware-ticketing.com/generaladmission/uEz-R41S6j8n8vRpDKZZnw
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
56 Arbor Street, Hartford, CT, United States, Connecticut 06106
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