Puja Guha -- "Sirens of Memory"

1107 Pearl Street,Boulder CO 80302

21 September, 2021

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Puja Guha will speak about and sign her new book, "Sirens of Memory," at the Boulder Book Store Puja Guha will speak about and sign her new book, Sirens of Memory, on Tuesday, September 21st at 6:30pm in this in-store event.About the Book:Mariam is pregnant and fleeing an abusive marriage as the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait begins. Leaving her husband Tareq for dead, she crosses the border and is evacuated with the help of Raj, who she meets at a refugee camp and suggests she assume the identity of his dead wife so she can be issued Indian papers. Twenty-five years later, Mariam is still living under the identity of Raj's Indian wife in the US. In an attempt to put her past to rest, she attends an event commemorating the anniversary of the invasion at the Kuwaiti embassy. Also in attendance is Tareq, miraculously still alive, who had assumed his wife was killed in the invasion decades before. Angry and obsessed, he begins planning his revenge. The confrontation that follows forces Mariam to confront her past as a victim and decide who she really is, once and for all. _________________ IMPORTANT TICKETING AND EVENT INFORMATION*Tickets are $5 (plus a small processing fee). *A coupon good for $5 off a copy of Sirens of Memory, or a purchase on the day of the event is included with your ticket. You will receive this coupon at the event. *COVID-19 measures: Admission to this event will be limited, and masks are required for unvaccinated attendees. *Send an email to [email protected] if you're a Readers Guild member and you'd like to reserve a seat at this event. Seats must be reserved before 5pm on event day. Purchase Sirens of Memory HERE Boulder Book Store is Boulder’s largest independent bookstore with 20,000 sq. feet, more than 100,000 titles, and three floors.