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SUMMARY:Author Talk: Marriage and Other Monuments by Virginia Pye
DESCRIPTION:Author Talk: Marriage and Other Monuments by Virginia Pye\nJoin
  local award-winning author Virginia Pye in a reading of her new novel: Ma
 rriage and Other Monuments\, released on February 10\, 2026.\nAn ode to th
 e city of Richmond\, Virginia\, her family’s home for many years\, the n
 ovel is set during the summer of 2020\, already a pivotal time in American
  history. As social justice protests and the removal of Confederate monume
 nts rock Richmond\, the marriages of two estranged sisters implode\, event
 ually bringing them closer\, while their husbands conspire in a racial rec
 koning their ancestors would never have dreamed of. The story was also ins
 pired by what it takes to have a successful multi-decade marriage\, like t
 he author’s own\, which she says has been built on a foundation of compr
 omise that encourages evolution\, both individually and as a couple.\nCopi
 es of the book will be for sale by Trident Booksellers.\nEarly Praise!\n
 “Marriage and Other Monuments is a riveting contemporary narrative that
  intertwines suspenseful family drama\, powerful themes of social justice\
 , and a plot ripped soulfully from the headlines. Pye tells a story of rac
 e\, marriage\, and politics ideal for book club discussions and sure to sa
 tisfy readers of every stripe.” —Bruce Holsinger\, Culpability\, Opra
 h Book Club pick\n”The personal is political in this smart\, engaging no
 vel as the sisters‘ marriages become entangled with new allegiances and 
 both couples are forced to examine what truly matters for all time.“ —
 Alice Elliott Dark\, Fellowship Point\n“Superb. With startling command o
 f craft\, Virginia Pye delivers a novel in which small triumphs of art and
  in life become the abiding monuments\, as love\, and the failures of love
 \, eclipse politics.“ —Alice Randall\, Black Bottom Saints and The Win
 d Done Gone\nPlease attend\, register at:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a
 uthor-talk-with-virginia-pye-on-marriage-and-other-monuments-tickets-19812
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