Elizabeth Searle, librettist, short story writer and novelist, will be reading from her new novel, Girl Held in Home. It deals with a suburban mother trying to cope with the fear and complexities of the weeks after 9/11, while her teenage son attempts to rescue a girl who may be trapped in a nearby house filled with terrorists.  This is one of the few books that has treated these issues with a touch of humor, while not evading the difficulties  of race and politics.

“Searle manages to spin a completely zany plot that holds some hard truths about prejudice, sexual politics and fear. This is one political novel that manages to convey its message with humor and insight.”
- Joanne Wilkinson, BOOKLIST

Girl Held in Home (Paperback)

By Elizabeth Searle

$14.95

ISBN-13: 9780898232585
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: New Rivers Press, 10/2011

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