Frank Bruni presents his new memoir THE BEAUTY OF DUSK

300-G East Main Street,Carrboro NC 27510

07 March, 2022

Description

NY Times columnist & bestselling author Frank Bruni presents a memoir on aging, affliction & optimism after partially losing his eyesight One morning in late 2017, New York Times columnist Frank Bruni woke up with strangely blurred vision. He wondered at first if some goo or gunk had worked its way into his right eye. But this was no fleeting annoyance, no fixable inconvenience. Overnight, a rare stroke had cut off blood to one of his optic nerves, rendering him functionally blind in that eye—forever. And he soon learned from doctors that the same disorder could ravage his left eye, too. He could lose his sight altogether. In The Beauty of Dusk, Bruni hauntingly recounts his adjustment to this daunting reality, a medical and spiritual odyssey that involved not only reappraising his own priorities but also reaching out to, and gathering wisdom from, longtime friends and new acquaintances who had navigated their own traumas and afflictions. The result is a poignant, probing, and ultimately uplifting examination of the limits that all of us inevitably encounter, the lenses through which we choose to evaluate them and the tools we have for perseverance. Bruni’s world blurred in one sense, as he experienced his first real inklings that the day isn’t forever and that light inexorably fades, but sharpened in another. Confronting unexpected hardship, he felt more blessed than ever before. There was vision lost. There was also vision found. Presented exclusively at the Earl and Rhonda Wynn Theater at The ArtsCenter in Carrboro, NC. One ticket provides a hardcover copy of The Beauty of Dusk ($28 retail price) and 1-2 seats per customer. We will contact you before publication day, March 1, to confirm the name(s) and number of your party and if you wish to collect the book at the store or at the event. Books collected before the event will not be signed. Additional shipping fees will be relayed & applied if you choose to have your book mailed to you. Masks are required during this event. Please contact Flyleaf Books at [email protected] with any questions. We can’t wait to see you there!