Pulitzer Prize-winning author Barbara Kingsolver is coming to PBS Books for an exclusive LIVE virtual event celebrating her highly anticipated new novel, "Partita."
Be among the first readers to hear Kingsolver discuss the book she describes as one she has been "waiting her whole life to write." During this special conversation, she'll share the inspiration behind "Partita," reflect on her remarkable literary career, and answer questions from readers across the country.
Tickets are $150 per person and include access to the live virtual event, a hardcover copy of "Partita," a PBS Books Readers Club mug featuring our new "My Weekend is BOOKED" design and a PBS Western Reserve membership with access to PBS Passport.
Please note: Reserve your ticket by October 5 to receive your copy of Partita shortly after it hits the shelves on October 6.
About Partita
The story of a brief, passionate, life-changing love affair, wrapped up in what might be the greatest romance of all: our eternal human longing for art and beauty.
Livia Cable has made her peace with her marriage and modest livelihood in the farm country where she grew up, until a shocking phone call from an old lover shakes her to the core. Decades earlier, this man knew her as Livia Bohusz, a music conservatory student estranged from her home and family, uncertain of anything except her passion for music and promise as an extraordinary pianist. His request, now, to see her again stirs up ghosts she’s kept at bay for a lifetime.
Shifting between past and present, Livia’s decision to meet or reject the reunion means confronting step by step, in memories framed as musical dances, the experiences of childhood loss, abandonment, self-immolating passion, and perilous attachment to a man who broke her belief in love and ruptured the course of her life.
With razor-sharp acuity and deep affection, Pulitzer Prize winner Barbara Kingsolver’s unforgettable new novel reflects on class barriers, the risks of ambition, and the timeless, life-changing power of art.
