Author Talk: Elizabeth Rollins

Author Talk: Elizabeth Rollins ***** We’re thrilled to welcome Elizabeth Rollins to Bedford Books! She’ll be in conversation with Good Morning America Lifestyle Contributor Lori Bergamotto about her debut novel, The Three Graces of Pearl Street Books will be available for sale and signing, and light refreshments will be served. Ticket price includes a $20 shopping credit to use at the event. ABOUT THE BOOK “A stunning debut. An intergenerational story full of the complexities of family life that will surprise and inspire you at every turn.” — Adriana Trigiani, New York Times bestselling author In this wise and warm debut novel, an Italian American grandmother, daughter, and granddaughter all named after the Roman myth of the Three Graces find their lives—and their secrets—colliding when, after years apart, they come to live under the same roof. Graziella, a ninety-six-year-old former nun, spends her days running the parish’s food kitchen, convinced it is her responsibility to keep everyone fed in their working-class New York neighborhood. Her daughter, Grace, a respected psychology professor, appears accomplished and composed, yet finds herself unmoored as her personal life falters. Ella—Graziella’s granddaughter and Grace’s daughter—is weary of defending her vegan diet and anti-capitalistic lifestyle; blind to her own brilliance, she longs, above all, for a place to belong. Living together again, the three Graces reckon with the distances that have shaped them, and with what it means, at last, to be fully known. “Truly captivating” (Annabel Monaghan, New York Times bestselling author) and populated by unforgettable characters, The Three Graces of Pearl Street explores the delicate balance between tradition and modernity, and the quiet courage it takes to move through the world with true grace. ABOUT ELIZABETH ROLLINS Elizabeth Wellington Rollins is a writer, award-winning copywriter, and national bestselling author of the debut novel The Three Graces of Pearl Street. She grew up in Westchester and graduated from Davidson College. Her debut novel is, in part, a love letter to her Italian maternal lineage, as well as the place that raised her, her parents, and three grandparents. Her writing has appeared in Condé Nast Traveler, The Week, Travel + Leisure, and Vogue. She lives in Vermont with her family.