ROBERT JACKSON BENNETT - The Troupe

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Adult Event

Start: 02/27/2012 7:00 pm

Award Winning Author
ROBERT JACKSON BENNETT
will speak & sign his new novel,
The Troupe.

Already given a starred review by Publisher's Weekly, Bennett's new novel The Troupe tells the story of George Carole, a run-away who joins the Vaudeville circuit. Sixteen years old, uncommonly gifted at the piano, he falls in with a strange troupe -- even for Vaudeville. Under the watchful eye of the enigmatic figure of Silenus, George comes to realize that the members of the troupe are more than they appear to be. And their travels have a purpose that runs deeper than entertainment.

George must uncover the mysteries of Silenus's Company before it is too late. He is already entangled in their web of secrets and if he doesn't learn where they are taking him, he may never find his way out.

Robert Jackson Bennett was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, but grew up in Katy, Texas. He later attended the University of Texas at Austin and, like a lot of its alumni, was unable to leave the charms of the city and resides there currently. His is also the author of the novels Mr. Shivers, for which he won the 2011 Shirley Jackson Award, and The Company Man.

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