St. Louis County Library: 'The Flight Attendant' Author Chris Bohjalian Presents Spellbinding New Novel

Olivette MO

07 May, 2022

9:12 AM

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Press release from the St. Louis County Library: April 25, 2022 St. Louis County Library Foundation's Favorite Author Series presents audience favorite and internationally bestselling novelist Chris Bohjalian for a discussion and signing of "The Lioness." The event will take place on Saturday, May 14, at 7:00 p.m. at Library Headquarters, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd. The event will be an onstage interview with HEC Media host Brenda Madden. The program is free and open to the public. Books will be available for purchase at the event from The Novel Neighbor. Copies of the author's featured book will be signed in advance. There will not be a public book signing at this event. In "The Lioness," Chris Bohjalian turns his adrenaline-pumping pen to the Serengeti in 1964, where A-list actress Katie Barstow has taken her new husband and glittering entourage of co-stars, managers, and publicists for a safari adventure. Lulled by visions of candlelit dinners and capturing wildlife on film, Katie's dream honeymoon suddenly turns into a nightmare when a team of Russian mercenaries descends upon the party. As the botched kidnapping sees the plains run red with blood and violent uncertainty spirals into the night, Katie and her entourage must confront which they fear more: nature or man. "Death on the Nile" meets "Out of Africa,", with the pace and stakes of a John Le Carré novel, "The Lioness' weaves the rich atmosphere of 1960s Los Angeles cinema with the Serengeti in the newly formed Tanzania as violence and rebellion rage next door in the eastern Congo. Utterly unputdownable, "The Lioness" bears all the hallmarks of a Bohjalian bestseller: marrying topical themes (in this case, race, fame, and love in a world on the cusp of great change); with modern, complex protagonists pushing against conventions; in fabulous, expertly rendered settings; all aided by Bohjalian's usual, deeply thorough research, with the author spending time in Tanzania and in the stacks to bring these vibrant settings to life as faithfully as possible. CHRIS BOHJALIAN is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of 23 books, including "Hour of the Witch," "The Red Lotus," "Midwives," His novel "The Flight Attendant" was the basis for the hit HBO Max television series starring Kaley Cuoco. His other books include "The Guest Room;" "Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands;" "The Sandcastle Girls;" "Skeletons at the Feast;" and "The Double Bind." His novels "Secrets of Eden," "Midwives," and "Past the Bleachers" were made into movies, and his work has been translated into more than 35 languages. Program sites are accessible. With at least two weeks' notice, accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities. Call 314-994-3300 or contact us. This press release was produced by the St. Louis County Library. The views expressed here are the author's own.