Westport author Charlotte Rogan discusses her new book, Now and Again, at 7 p.m., Tuesday, May 3 in the McManus Room at Westport Library.

The book involves the issues of morality and justice she explored in her acclaimed debut novel The Lifeboat.

Now and Again included on lists of the most-anticipated books of 2016 by The Millions and The Huffington Post, as well as on Bookpage’s 2016 preview and Brooklyn Magazine’s list of 101 books to read this year.

 

For Maggie Rayburn—wife, mother, and long-time secretary at a munitions plant—life is pleasant, predictable, and, she assumes, secure.

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— an announcement from Westport Library

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But when she finds proof of a high-level cover-up on her boss’s desk, she impulsively takes it, an act that turns her world, and her worldview, upside down.

Propelled by a desire to do good—and also by a newfound taste for excitement—Maggie starts to see injustice everywhere. Soon her bottom drawer is filled with what she calls “evidence,” her small town has turned against her, and she must decide how far she will go for the truth.

“Now and Again is breathtaking in its scope and insight. This is America from the ground up, full of ordinary people trying to make sense of their lives, driven by that brand of frontier idealism that might yet be our last best hope.”—Patrick Flanery, author of Absolution and I Am No One.

Charlotte Rogan studied architecture at Princeton University and worked for a large construction firm before turning to fiction. The Lifeboat was nominated for the Guardian first book award and the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and which has been translated into twenty-six languages. After many years in Dallas and a year in Johannesburg, she now lives in Westport.