BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:Pacific Daylight Time END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:Pacific Standard Time END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260613T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260613T190000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Gwen C. Delp- Diego is Here DESCRIPTION:Join local author Gwen C. Delp for a reading from Diego is Here\, a heartfelt story of family bonds\, rural life\, and the journeys that shape us!\nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER YOUR SEATS!\nIn this novel\, Delp returns to her favorite subject of family dynamics and rural life. The characters are part of a complex family history that on the surface appears to be very ordinary. But as the layers are peeled back\, the reader enters into the hearts and minds of the characters\, including their secrets and their regrets. From a Norwegian grandma\, to the younger generation\, you experience the heart aches and pleasures of everyday living.Nature plays its part in this story as the craft of gardening and the love of the soil reach out and touch and transform the lives of the characters. The characters are recognizable across generations and reveal the warmth of family love as well as the pain of those connections. Misunderstanding and suffering from a homophobic environment plagues Simon\, the son. Meeting the expectations of parents who want different things from you\, is Laurel's crossroad. Their Aunt plays a significant role in their lives and that of their mother\, but not without suffering and sacrifice.Diego is Here will leave you thinking about the families you know and are a part of.\nGwen Delp lives in Bellingham\, Washington with her husband\, Joe. This is her fifth novel and her first to be published in partnership with Village Books. She grew up in farm country in the Yakima Valley and it is reflected in her work. She retired from a career in social work and administration of public assistance programs. Moving to Bellingham was a lifelong dream\, as well as living in her 1918 home. She continues to write and is currently working on her sixth novel.\n*Feel free to reach out to the store for further assistance at 360-671-2626!* X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Join local author Gwen C. Delp for a reading from Diego is Here\, a heartfelt story of family bonds\, rural life\, and the journeys that shape us!

In this novel\, Delp returns to her favorite subject of family dynamics and rural life. The characters are part of a complex family history that on the surface appears to be very ordinary. But as the layers are peeled back\, the reader enters into the hearts and minds of the characters\, including their secrets and their regrets. From a Norwegian grandma\, to the younger generation\, you experience the heart aches and pleasures of everyday living.

Nature plays its part in this story as the craft of gardening and the love of the soil reach out and touch and transform the lives of the characters. The characters are recognizable across generations and reveal the warmth of family love as well as the pain of those connections. Misunderstanding and suffering from a homophobic environment plagues Simon\, the son. Meeting the expectations of parents who want different things from you\, is Laurel'\;s crossroad. Their Aunt plays a significant role in their lives and that of their mother\, but not without suffering and sacrifice.

Diego is Here will leave you thinking about the families you know and are a part of.

Gwen Delp lives in Bellingham\, Washington with her husband\, Joe. This is her fifth novel and her first to be published in partnership with Village Books. She grew up in farm country in the Yakima Valley and it is reflected in her work. She retired from a career in social work and administration of public assistance programs. Moving to Bellingham was a lifelong dream\, as well as living in her 1918 home. She continues to write and is currently working on her sixth novel.

*Feel free to reach out to the store for further assistance at 360-671-2626!*

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