‘Never Really Alone’ Book Launch Party November 8, 2011

Symmetry hosts a book launch party for local author, Myra Stephens. She will be signing her debut novel, Never Really Alone, and will be doing a brief reading from her book on Tuesday, November 8th from 6-7:30pm. This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. Released by Raise the Roof Publishing, copies of Myra’s book will be on sale for $15 (discounted rate). This event will take place at Vanderbilt-area book and retail store, Symmetry, located at 212 Louise Avenue in Nashville (37203). RSVP at www.centerforsymmetry.com.

Author, Myra Stephens, describes her book as, “the tale of a young girl who at the tender age of seven, loses one half of herself to death. Her twin sister drowns in the river that runs through their family farm. Could it be that she has really returned from the dead on the day of the funeral? Thus begins her journey from happy-go-lucky twin to broken half of a whole - and her attempt to rebuild that life. All the while, still attached to her ghostly, but very real to her, sister. On the one hand, clinging to her with every fiber of her being - yet at the same time, yearning to be her own person with one voice.”

Famed author of various works including Golden Girl: The Story of Jessica Savitch, Alanna Nash, adds, “This is a haunting portrait of grief, mental illness, and the unshakable bond between the quick and the dead. Unforgettable."

Myra Stephens, a native of Detroit, currently makes her home in East Nashville, Tennessee. Although this is her first novel, Myra has been writing for years, publishing two children’s books, Big Enough and A Tail of a Different Color under the name of Myra Anderson. In addition to writing prose, her love of the theatre has resulted in seven original stage plays that have been professionally produced in and around Nashville, Tennessee. She is currently working on her second novel about a Catholic priest with unusual powers of healing. More information about Myra Stephens is available at www.MyraStephens.com.