Book Launch for Sarah E Pearsall's "The Summer Knows"

Book Launch Party for "The Summer Knows"

Join us for a reading and light refreshments to celebrate Sarah E. Pearsall's debut novel, "The Summer Knows."

At 31, single mom Adrienne Harris is stuck slinging fried clams at a tourist trap in Florida—far from the life she imagined growing up in Harbor Point, where she once dreamed of becoming a chef and marrying her childhood love, Quinn Merrit. Her life derailed at seventeen after a heartbreak and an unplanned pregnancy. When her eccentric grandmother nearly burns down the family cottage, Adrienne is forced to return home, confronting the small town that remembers her scandal. But with an unexpected offer from local fishmonger Christopher Crane to run a kitchen at her grandfather’s old fish market, Adrienne sees a chance to rebuild her dreams—and maybe even her heart.

About the artist:

Sarah E. Pearsall is a former food writer and columnist for Around Wellington magazine. Her work appears in Sliver of Stone Magazine, Macaroni Kids, Tampa Bay Parenting, and author John Dufresne's online emerging writer series. Sarah has an MFA in creative writing from Florida International University. She is an assistant professor in the First-Year Writing Program at Michigan State University and creative writing at the world-renowned Interlochen Center for the Arts. Sarah grew up on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean in Southern Florida, where she draws inspiration from many of her stories. She currently lives in the deep northern woods of Michigan with her two sons and husband, where she loves to write, cook, and bake.