Georgia Writers Museum hosts bestselling author Colleen Oakley
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EATONTON — The Georgia Writers Museum has announced its November Meet the Author presenter. USA Today bestselling author Colleen Oakley, who will present her book, “The Mostly True Story of Tanner & Louise” on Nov. 5, at the museum.
Tickets for the 7 p.m. presentation are $40 ($35 each for two or more) and will include a gourmet dinner. Contact Georgia Writers Museum (www.georgiawritersmuseum.org) to register and pre-order a copy of “The Mostly True Story of Tanner & Louise.”
Tanner Quimby, a 21-year-old college dropout with no money or credit, needs a place to live and a job, especially one where she can play videogames 19 hours a day in her sweatpants. She takes a job as a live-in caregiver for an elderly woman named Louise Wilt.
Louise has no interest in having a full-time live-in nanny. She can still walk fine, finish her daily crossword puzzle, and pour the two fingers of vodka she enjoys every afternoon. But her controlling daughter demands otherwise.
Tanner and Louise start their living arrangement by ignoring each other until Tanner starts to notice weird things. Like, why does Louise keep her garden shed locked tighter than a prison? Why is the local news fixated on the suspect of one of the biggest jewelry heists in history who looks eerily like Louise? And why does Louise suddenly appear in her room, with a packed bag at 1 a.m., insisting they leave town immediately?
Thus begins the story of a not-to-be-underestimated elderly woman and an aimless young woman who — if they can outrun the mistakes of their past — just might have the greatest adventure of their lives. New York Times bestselling author, Mary Kay Andrews, wrote of “Tanner & Louise,” “A funny, fresh take on unlikely friendships and family, I’d ride shotgun with Tanner and Louise in a heartbeat!”
Colleen Oakley is an Atlanta-based USA Today bestselling author of such books as “The Invisible Husband of Frick Island,” “You Were There Too,” “Close Enough to Touch,” “Before I Go,” and “Jane and Dan at the End of the World.” Her books have been translated into more than 20 languages, optioned for film, and have received numerous accolades, including Library Reads Pick; Top 21 Books, by O Magazine; Today Show’s Best Summer Read, and People Magazine’s Best New Book.
A graduate of the University of Georgia Journalism School, Oakley has served as editor of Marie Claire and Women’s Health and Fitness magazines. Her articles and interviews have been featured in The New York Times, Ladies’ Home Journal, Marie Claire, Women’s Health, Redbook and Parade.
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