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Join us for an Author Talk with Hallie Ephron as she discusses her book 
Careful What You Wish For

Careful What You Wish For is an exciting thriller! The main character, Emily Harlow, is a professional organizer who helps people declutter their lives; she’s married to a man who can’t drive past a yard sale without stopping. He’s filled their basement, attic, and garage with his finds. He says he’s a collector. Emily knows better—he’s a hoarder. The larger his “collection” becomes, the deeper the distance grows between Emily and the man she married.

Luckily, Emily’s got two new clients to distract herself: an elderly widow whose husband left behind a storage unit she didn’t know existed, and a young wife whose husband won’t allow her stuff into their house. Emily’s initial meeting with the young wife takes a detour when, after too much wine, the women end up fantasizing about how much more pleasant life would be without their collecting spouses. The next day, Emily finds herself in a mess that might be too big for her to clean up.

New York Times best selling author Hallie Ephron grew up in a Hollywood family of writers in a household filled with books. Her parents wrote screenplays and Hallie was the last of their four daughters to start writing or, as she calls it, succumb to her genes.  She is also a popular writing teacher and has received both Edgar and Anthony award nominations. She gives writing workshops at conferences across the country and is an award-winning book reviewer for the Boston Globe.

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