In this highly anticipated sequel to Swimming with Ghosts, 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. While Kristy sleeps, the Weinstein family experiences both heartache and miracles they never could have imagined for themselves. A hospital chaplain with an unforgettable voice and magical powers visits Kristy, eliciting hidden memories and future visions she needs to recover from her destructive love addiction...

Michelle Brafman is the author of Washing the Dead, Bertrand Court: Stories, and Swimming with Ghosts. Her work has appeared in Oprah Daily, O Quarterly, Slate, LitHub, Tablet, the Forward, and elsewhere. She teaches fiction writing in the Johns Hopkins University MA in Writing Program and has spoken about her work and the creative process at more than 200 venues, including bookstores, literary festivals, classrooms, synagogues, and myriad book groups. 

Brafman will be joined in conversation with Mary Kay Zuravleff, the award-winning author of four novels, including her latest, the Oprah Spring Book pick American Ending. 

This event is free with first-come, first-served seating.

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