Kelly Anderson with Erica Bauermeister — 'The Wild Beneath: A Novel'

Third Place Books welcomes author Kelly Anderson to our Lake Forest Park store for a conversation about her new book The Wild Beneath [https://www.thirdplacebooks.com/book/9780778306061]: the story of a woman who, after rescuing a man with a mystical connection to the sea, must choose between steadfast life on land and the mysterious deep that calls to her. Erica Bauermeister, author of No Two Persons [https://www.thirdplacebooks.com/book/9781250869029], joins in conversation. This event is free and open to the public. For important updates, RSVP is highly recommended in advance. This event will include a public signing and time for audience Q&A. Sustain our author series by purchasing a copy of the featured book! Having trouble registering? See Eventbrite's troubleshooting FAQ here. [https://www.eventbrite.com/support/articles/en_US/Troubleshooting/how-to-troubleshoot-problems-registering-for-an-event?lg=en_US] TICKETS: This event is free to attend. Registration is required in advance. ABOUT THE WILD BENEATH. . . "Ethereal...a story that reminds us sometimes the impossible is possible."--JODI PICOULT "A haunting, heart-stopping debut."--CHRISTINA BAKER KLINE "Part love story, part ode to nature, with a mystical, musical, mysterious quality."--NIKKI ERLICK For readers of Wild Dark Shore and The Time Traveler's Wife, a fierce, haunting story of one woman caught between her first love and a mysterious stranger who upends everything--and the two worlds that won't let her go. Annie MacLeod always knew she was different, growing up on a sailboat in the Pacific Northwest, navigating by stars and swimming with sea creatures alongside her parents and best friend Evan. But when a tsunami shatters her world, Annie is stranded on land and forced to confront how eccentric she is. In the wreckage, she rescues a wordless man named Walker, who emits a hum only she can hear. Their connection is instant, electric. Walker's touch gives Annie visions of the ocean's hidden world, a life she's never known but feels inexplicably drawn to. Yet even as she is pulled toward him, Evan--the steadfast love who has always been there--remains on dry land, offering the stability she may have to leave behind. Annie is torn between Evan's grounding presence and Walker's magnetic secrets. But then, Walker vanishes, along with the answers she needs about who she really is. Six years later, Annie has left the sea and buried the past--until Walker's otherworldly sound returns, pulling her back toward the ocean and the life she abandoned. The truth under the water is more ancient than she ever could have known, and Annie must confront a choice that will test her heart and determine her future. "Absolutely dazzling."--SARAH PENNER "Incandescent...I did not want to come up for air."--EMMA KNIGHT "Spellbinding "--NITA PROSE Dr. Kelly Anderson is a physician with fellowships in emergency medicine and HIV. She completed the Bookends Novel Fellowship, the Gateless Writing Academy, and is a certified Gateless writing teacher. She led writing courses for over two thousand women inside her award-winning nonprofit, Understory, designed to bring doctors back to themselves and their instincts. She spent fifteen years working in the Inner City Family Health Team at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto, and built the clinical team at Felix Health. Kelly spent much of her childhood in British Columbia, and now lives in Guelph, Ontario with her husband and sons. The Wild Beneath [https://www.kellychristineanderson.com/books] is her first novel. Erica Bauermeister is the New York Times bestselling author of 5 novels, including The Scent Keeper, The School of Essential Ingredients, and No Two Persons. Her books have been Reese’s Book Club and Indie Next Picks and have been published in over two dozen countries. She lives in Port Townsend, Washington, with her husband and 238 wild deer. ABOUT THIRD PLACE BOOKS Founded in 1998 in Lake Forest Park, Washington, Third Place Books is dedicated to the creation of a community around books and the ideas inside them. With locations in Lake Forest Park and Seattle's Ravenna and Seward Park neighborhoods, Third Place Books is proud to serve the entire Seattle metro area. Learn more about their event series at thirdplacebooks.com/events [https://www.thirdplacebooks.com/events]