Hosted by
Lisa McLaughlin
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010 7:00 p.m.
Chris Binchy
reads from his novel
Five Days Apart
Bestselling Irish author Chris Binchy makes his American debut with a wonderfully charming and bittersweet story of friendship, love, and second chances.
When the bright but tongue-tied David sees the magnetic Camille at a party, he plays it safe, asking his smooth and charming best friend, Alex, to make the introduction. But even though David was the one to notice Camille, it's the ever-confident Alex who makes the first move on her. As David watches his best friend walk away with the girl of his dreams, he becomes painfully aware of just what he has lost through his hesitant, overcautious approach to life.
Shedding his disappointment, David leaves home in search of a new beginning. But neither distance nor time can erase the memory of Camille. Buoyed by his newfound self-assurance and a fresh perspective, David is ready to try again. He will face the would-be love of his life and act on his feelings, whatever the cost to his friendship with Alex.
What happens when love gets in the way of lifelong friendship? How far will a good guy go to win the love of his life? In the tradition of Nick Hornby, Roddy Doyle, and Michael Chabon, Chris Binchy delivers an addictive tale of looking back and looking forward. This funny and wise story interweaves the suspense of unforeseeable futures, unknowable circumstances, and irreversible mistakes; the misfortunes of bad timing; and the power of love
Chris Binchy has worked as an embassy researcher, painter, and hotel manager; trained as a sushi chef; written articles as a restaurant critic for Dublin's Sunday Tribune; and contributed to the Irish Times, the Sunday Times, the Sunday Independent, the Evening Herald, and the Dubliner. His first novel, The Very Man, was short-listed for the Irish Novel of the Year award. Binchy is also the author of People Like Us and Open-Handed. He lives with his wife and three children in Dublin.
Rocky Sullivan's is pleased to welcome the
Last Wednesday Series Reading and Open Mike to Brooklyn, in collaboration with the
Seven Towers Agency.
The Last Wednesday Series Reading and Open Mike will run simultaneously in Cassidy's Bar, Westmoreland St, Dublin 2 and Rocky Sullivan's on, indeed, the last Wednesday of every month.
A showcase event for published writers as well as a showcase and peer review event for new and upcoming writers. Resident writers at The Last Wednesday Series in Ireland, MC'd by Declan McLoughlin currently include Ross Hattaway, Oran Ryan, Noel Ó Briain and Steve Conway.
Resident writers at The Last Wednesday Series in Brooklyn, MC'd by Lisa McLaughlin, will include Quincy Lehr, R. Nemo Hill and Rick Mullin.
If you would like to read, come at 7pm to sign up or contact Lisa McLaughlin.
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