Author Event! Christine Murphy's "Notes on Surviving the Fire"

Join us on Saturday, July 19th as we host Christine Murphy in conversation with Michelle Hoover, to discuss her debut novel, Notes on Surviving the Fire. Signed copies of the book are available for purchase.

About the book:

When Sarah’s only friend in her graduate program is found dead of an alleged heroin overdose, Sarah is forced back into the orbit of the man in their department who assaulted her. A hurtling ride of a novel—darkly funny and propulsive.“A thriller’s bones, a satire’s glare, and a comeuppance story’s anarchic spirit.”—The New YorkerAt a Ph.D. program in Southern California, Sarah and her best friend, Nathan, spend their time working on their theses, getting high, and keeping track of the poor air quality due to nearby forest fires. No one believes Sarah when she reports a fellow student for raping her at a party—“He’s such a good guy!”—and the Title IX office simply files away the information, just like the police. Nathan is the only person who cares.When Sarah finds Nathan dead of an overdose from a drug he’s always avoided, she knows something isn’t right. She starts investigating his death as a M**der, and as the pieces fall into place, she notices a disturbing pattern in other student deaths on campus.As a girl, Sarah grew up in the forests of Maine, following her father on hunts, learning how to stalk prey and K*ll, but only when necessary. Now, she must confront a different type of killing—and decide if it can be justified.Notes on Surviving the Fire is a story about vengeance, the insidious nature of rape culture, and ultimately, a woman’s journey to come back to herself.

About the author:

Christine Murphy has lived, worked, and traveled in more than a hundred countries, including living for eleven months in a tent across the African continent and a year as a resident in a Buddhist nunnery in the Himalayas. A trained Buddhologist, Murphy has a Ph.D. in religious studies. This is her first novel.

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