Book Launch: "Transformation Summer" by Sean Smith
Friday, October 20, 2023 4:30pm to 5:30pm
About this Event
Boston College, 300 Hammond Street, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, USA
##TransformationSummerLaunchBoston College author Sean Smith (Office of University Communications) will read from and discuss his recently published debut novel, Transformation Summer. The book's narrator, Seth, recalls the summer he was 16 and his world seemed to be falling apart: His parents are on the verge of divorce for reasons they can't seem to explain, leaving him confused and bitter, and then his mother decides to take him with her to a unique personal-growth camp, Toward Transformation. Although Seth is certain the trip will be a disaster, he is heartened, intrigued, and sometimes disturbed by what he encounters at the camp. Well into his adulthood, Seth continues to process what happened during those two weeks at Transformation, and long afterwards. The winner of a Literary Titan Gold Medal Award, Toward Transformation is not just a coming-of-age novel, but an exploration of how we experience memories of youth—from the perspective of accumulated years and wisdom, or as if we were still that same young person trying to make sense of the world.
The event is free and open to the public. Copies of Toward Transformation will be available for purchase at the event ($15, cash or check). For more about the book, see Sean Smith's website.