WWHC Literary Club Presents: Michelle Brafman, “Draw Near to Me”

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Join the Women of WHC’s Literary Club for dessert, digestifs, and an engaging in-person conversation with local author Michelle Brafman, of Draw Near to Me, on Tuesday, November 17, 7:00-8:30 pm, at the Julia Bindeman Suburban Center (11810 Falls Road, Potomac, MD 20854).

About the Book

The discovery of a desperately-hidden secret brings a family to the brink of collapse—the exact place where they may ultimately find true healing and forgiveness. One day before a freak accident lands devoted wife and mother Kristy Weinstein in a coma, her husband, David, discovers a devastating secret she’d been keeping for months. Draw Near to Me is the sequel to Swimming with Ghosts . This is a timely story about the emotional and spiritual work it takes to repair an impossible rupture in a marriage, a relationship, a family, and in turn the larger communities in which we live, hope, and love.

About Michelle Brafman

Michelle is a writer and teacher. Her debut novel, Washing the Dead , was included in Book Riot’s list of 100 must-read books about women and religion. Her second book, Bertrand Court , features stories that have won numerous awards including Special Mention in the Pushcart Prize Anthology. She’s since been working on The Swan Dive Series , featuring her third novel Swimming with Ghosts and its forthcoming companion Draw Near to Me !

Michelle’s essays have appeared in Oprah Daily , O Quarterly , Slate , LitHub , The Forward , The Los Angeles Review of Books , Tablet , and elsewhere. She’s also had the chance to interview some of her literary heroes like Ann Lamott and T.C. Boyle.

She’s taught fiction writing at the George Washington University and the Johns Hopkins MA in Writing program, her alma mater. In 2004, she founded what is now the Glen Echo Workshops where she leads monthly multi-genre workshops and teaches summer college essay writing classes.

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