Program Type:
Author TalkAge Group:
AdultsProgram Description
Event Details
Join us for this compelling author talk with Deborah Levison about her debut novel A Nest of Snakes, a tale woven right from the headlines about abuse in boarding school. It's a timely topic: World media reported this summer that Denmark's Crown Princess Mary and Crown Prince Frederik pulled their son out of his prestigious European boarding school amid allegations of rampant abuse and bullying. Students described a culture of physical violence and sexual abuse to which the school's leadership turned a blind eye. We will meet in the Ames Room. Deborah Levison will be selling and signing copies of the book at the end of her talk.
Book Synopsis
Middle-aged, pasty, pudgy, and fearful, he suffers from clear signs of post-traumatic stress. His contact with the outside world is limited to trolling clandestine chatrooms and a weekly session with his psychiatrist, who suspects catastrophic abuse—but in all his years of therapy, Brendan never divulged the deepest source of his trauma. Pushed to his breaking point, Brendan finally embarks on a quest for justice: he files a lawsuit against the elite New England private school he attended as a boy. His attorney warns him that prepping for the case may mean dredging up the painful memories he’d rather keep buried. Still, no one is prepared for the horrible secrets and shocking revelations that emerge during the trial… least of all Brendan himself.
Author Bio
Deborah Levison is an author and publicist. Her life has two parts: the first in Canada, where she attended University of Toronto and the Royal Conservatory of Music, and the second in Connecticut, where she lives with three children, two doodles, and one husband. She has written two critically acclaimed books: The Crate, a work of true crime nonfiction, and A Nest of Snakes, debut novel that is part thriller and part courtroom drama. Visit her website www.DebbieLevison.com, or find her on Facebook and Instagram: @DeborahLevisonAuthor and Twitter: @DLevisonAuthor.
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