Junction Reads with Sarah Louise Butler

Junction Reads is an online reading series that offers one on one conversations and readings with authors of great prose.

Junction Reads

Join us for a virtual reading and conversation with Sarah Louise Butler, author of RUFOUS AND CALLIOPE.

Join us for a virtual reading and conversation with <a href="https://www.sarahlouisebutler.com/" title="https://www.sarahlouisebutler.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Sarah Louise Butler</a>, author of RUFOUS AND CALLIOPE from <a href="https://douglas-mcintyre.com/products/9781771624572" title="https://douglas-mcintyre.com/products/9781771624572" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Douglas &amp; McIntyre.</a>From the publisher:"In this stunning tale of love and loss, a middle-aged cartographer, suffering from memory loss and claustrophobia, hikes through the interior of British Columbia in search of a treehouse where he spent one memorable summer on the run with his four siblings.In Rufous and Calliope, Sarah Louise Butler takes readers deep into the rugged British Columbia Interior, where the mysteries of nature collide with the fragile threads of memory. Rufous Flanagan, a modern-day cartographer, embarks on a solo trek through an ancient mountain pass in search of the treehouse hideaway where he spent one memorable childhood summer on the run with his three older half-siblings and his twin sister, Calliope. With every step, the vast, untamed wilderness presents both a physical and emotional challenge, as Rufous must confront not only treacherous terrain, but the unravelling of his own mind. His memories—sometimes vivid, sometimes slipping away—become a map guiding him through towering forests, dry creek beds and smoke-filled skies. Yet, in this wilderness, not everything is as it seems. Echoes of the past lead Rufous on a journey that blurs the line between dream and reality. As the elements close in, this novel offers an unforgettable tale of survival, memory and the bond between siblings."About Sarah Louise:SARAH LOUISE BUTLER is a novelist based in the West Kootenay region of the BC Interior. With a background in physical geography and environmental studies, her stories seek to portray natural landscapes and their non-human inhabitants as characters in their own right. Her debut novel, The Wild Heavens, was a 49th Shelf Book of the Year, and a favourite of book clubs and libraries across the country, including being chosen as a Vancouver Public Library Top 20 Favourite Books of 2020. It was recently translated and released in France. Her second novel, Rufous and Calliope, is a “geographical fiction” that features runaway children, treehouse hideaways, early-onset dementia and the persistence of hope amidst ecological grief. Butler was named a CBC Writer to Watch in 2020. This is a PWYC event.ALL proceeds support the authors.

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