Conversation and Book Signing with Narda Pitkethly

Join us for a CONVERSATION WITH NARDA PITKETHLY, author of NARDAGANI: A Memoir - Finding Light in the Shadow of a Brother\'s Disappearance. The memoir begins with the story of NARDA\'s brother, Jay, who vanished without a trace in September 2001 near the Big Wood River in KETCHUM, Idaho. This begins a a prolonged period of searching, not only for her brother, but for inspiration and meaning in her life, which ultimately leads her back to a world that makes sense. NARDA\'s journey is a roller coaster of emotional survival, through the chaos of her childhood and adolescence to the liberating adventures of foreign travel in her twenties; from the legacy of addiction and depression to a hard-won life of calm sobriety. Woven throughout are the often-colorful strands of a broken family, shattered relationships, creative inspiration, hope and adventure, resilience and recovery. What she discovers along the way is not the brother she loved and lost, but a priceless gift she can offer the world. NARDA WILL BE IN CONVERSATION WITH HELEN MORGUS, Children\'s & Young Adult Librarian at The Community Library, around her journey and writing and publishing her new memoir. A book SIGNING WITH CHAPTER ONE WILL FOLLOW.  NARDA PITKETHLY IS A WRITER, glassblower, vermicompost expert, avid snowboarder, TEDx speaker, and creator of the NARDAGANI READING PROGRAM. She lives in KETCHUM, Idaho.\n