The daily Astorian., October 08, 2020, Page 4, Image 4

A life in art
Manzanita author
publishes new novel
BY ALYSSA EVANS
F
amed painter Violet Swan
has always led a private life,
leaving even her family with
countless questions about
who she is.
But after a series of life-chang-
ing events, including a fatal diag-
nosis she can’t ignore, 93-year-
old Swan decides to tell her
family about her past.
As her family soon learns,
Swan’s life story is full of heart-
ache, which she uses as inspi-
ration for
her popu-
lar paint-
If You Go
ings. Her
Deborah
remark-
Reed virtual
able stories leave an
book talk
impression on her family in ways they’d never
thought to imagine.
Oct. 17,
“Pale Morning Light with Violet Swan: A
4 to 6 p.m.
Novel
of a Life in Art” is Manzanita author Deb-
$10
orah Reed’s latest book, which was released
Tickets avail-
this week. The novel tells the story of Swan, a
able at bit.
famous painter who quietly lives in the fi ctional
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town of Nestucca Beach after running away
from her home in Georgia decades ago.
Reed will discuss the book on Oct. 17 during
an event hosted by Hoffman Center for the Arts. Reed’s editor will be
present to discuss the process of creating the book.
Author Deborah Reed.
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