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Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Stewart O'Nan @ Penguin Bookshop
Thursday, Feburary 9th at 7pm
Stewart O'Nan's thirteenth novel is another wildly original, bittersweet gem like his celebrated Last Night at the Lobster.
Valentine's weekend, Art and Marion Fowler flee their Cleveland suburb
for Niagara Falls, desperate to recoup their losses. Jobless, with their
home approaching foreclosure and their marriage on the brink of
collapse, Art and Marion liquidate their savings account and book a
bridal suite at the Falls' ritziest casino for a second honeymoon. While
they sightsee like tourists during the day, at night they risk it all
at the roulette wheel to fix their finances-and save their marriage. A
tender yet honest exploration of faith, forgiveness and last chances, The Odds is a reminder that love, like life, is always a gamble.
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