AuthorSpeak series kicks off May 3

LW LIBRARY

The Leisure World Library invites all residents to join the first AuthorSpeak event of 2024 on Friday, May 3, at 11 a.m. next to the Library at Veterans Plaza.

Gloria Mattioni will present her multiple award-winning novel, “California Sister.” Set in both Bergamo, Italy, and Los Angeles, the book follows two sisters who are close at heart but physically apart as they are thrust back together as one of them falls terribly ill and requires the other to help them recover.

IndiesToday says this about the book, “Cathartic, poignant and sensitive, ‘California Sister’ explores the fine line where selflessness and selfishness coalesce into a muddled mess. Gloria Mattioni’s heart-rending novel is not the first to walk such emotionally charged ground, but it might be the best!”

The presentation begins promptly at 11 a.m. Arrive as early as 10:30 to enjoy refreshments provided by the library.

—Taylor Greene, Library Manager

Gloria Mattioni, author of "California Sister."