The Byron Society of America and the Curator's Committee of the Salmagundi Club cordially invite you to attend Courtesy of the Byron Society
An Evening of Arts and Letters II
Wednesday September 24, 2008 - 6:00 PM in the Main Parlor
A Quiet Adjustment
The Salmagundi Club . 47 Fifth Avenue . New York, NY 10003 . 212-255-7740
Portrait of Lord Byron by Rembrandt Peale (c. 1825) Courtesy of the Byron Society
A reading and conversation with Benjamin Markovits, author of the new novel
A Quiet Adjustment
psychological thriller of passionate attachment and emotional cruelty, involving a love triangle between Lord Byron, his half-sister, and his wife.
To dissolve a dreadfully mistaken union between two formidable egos: surely it should only take "a quiet adjustment"? Inspired by the actual biography of Lord Byron — the greatest literary figure and most notorious sex symbol of his age—Benjamin Markovits reimagines Byron's marriage to the capable, intellectual, and tormented Annabella and the scandal that brokeopen their lives and riveted the world around them: Byron's incestuous relationship with his impetuous half-sister, Gus. Their very different understandings of love and obligation lead them all — and the reader — headlong to a devastating conclusion.
Also a private tour of the SALMAGUNDI CLUB COLLECTION by curator Bob Mueller
30 FREE BOOKS courtesy of W. W. Norton & Company — to the first 15 Byron Society members and the first 15 Salmagundi Club members to make reservations
To reserve for the reading and/or dinner, please contact the Club at info@salmagundi.org or call 212-255-7740 The Club's bar will be open for cocktails prior to the start of the program. Following the reading, the club's dining room will be made available for dinner to all guests.
   
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