Author Joan Leegant

To Speak At Hadassah Tea

WATERBURY — Joan Leegant, the author of An Hour in Paradise, will speak to the community at a tea sponsored by the Waterbury Chapter of Hadassah from 3 to 5 pm on Sunday, November 7, in the board room of Traurig Library at Teikyo Post University, 800 Country Club Road. The public is invited to attend. The Board Room is wheelchair accessible on the main floor.

There is a $15 charge for this event which is by reservation only. Admission includes a chance to win a copy of Ms Leegant’s book. Call 203-753-1430 or 755-3778 or send a check to Waterbury Hadassah c/o Irene Fishman, 76 Dwight Street, Waterbury CT 06710, for reservations.

Ms Leegant will offer insight into a writer’s mind in her discussion of the creative process as she reads from her book of short stories. An Hour in Paradise was the winner of the 2004 Winship/PEN New England Award, 2004 Edward Lewis Wallant Award for Jewish Fiction, and is a selection of the Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Series.

The book’s title comes from the Yiddish proverb, “Even a hour in paradise is worthwhile.” Her prize-winning collection of stories has a certain edge. Provocative and off-beat, in settings from Jerusalem to Queens, from the outskirts of Hollywood to Sarasota, Fla., her book presents characters who soldier on, despite the odds, in search of divine and human connection.

Ms Leegant will be signing copies of her book, which will be sold at the door. The paperback version is $13.95.