BOOK LAUNCH: Never the Same Again: Life, Service, and Friendship in Liberia

1200 11th St,Bellingham WA 98225

25 September, 2022

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We are still operating at a limited capacity so we recommend pre-registering on Eventbrite. COVID protocol for our in-person events requires proof of full vaccination upon arrival. Masking is optional. Thank you for your cooperation. Unable to attend in person? Click here to view remotely on zoom! About the bookNever the Same Again: Life, Service, and Friendship in Liberia is a collection of true stories and poems from fifty authors who take you on a heartfelt journey of their wonderful experiences to those marred by illness, adversity and civil wars. Susan E. Greisen will share with you in person this wonderful book with excerpt readings from authors who will join us virtually from around the nation. Slides from this book will add to this book launch experience. Celebrating the Peace Corps’ 60th Anniversary in Liberia, Never the Same Again, is an anthology of enduring hope spanning sixty years. Written by those who lived and worked in Liberia, this book shares heartfelt accounts of adversity and acceptance, illness and healing, escape from war, and improbable reunion. Glimpse into everyday Liberian life in the village, classroom, and clinic, where relationships were formed and lost, and many were found again. Once you read this book, you will feel as its authors do . . . never the same again. Celebrating the Peace Corps’ 60th Anniversary in Liberia, Never the Same Again, is an anthology of enduring hope spanning sixty years. Written by those who lived and worked in Liberia, this book shares heartfelt accounts of adversity and acceptance, illness and healing, escape from war, and improbable reunion. Glimpse into everyday Liberian life in the village, classroom, and clinic, where relationships were formed and lost, and many were found again. Once you read this book, you will feel as its authors do . . . never the same again. About the editorsSusan E. Greisen is a longtime resident of Bellingham, a retired RN, and author of an award-winning memoir, In Search of Pink Flamingos . She has been a Peace Corps volunteer (PCV) in Liberia from 1971-73 and in Tonga 1973-74. Susan Corbett resides in Colorado and was a PCV in Liberia from 1976-79. She is also a published author of In the Belly of the Elephant. She teaches ESL to adult immigrants. Karen E. Lange lives in Maryland and served as a PCV in Liberia in 1984-86. She later returned to Liberia as a journalist covering the turbulent times is Liberia.