Author & Activist
Anna Nasset
Now I speak: From Stalked to Standing Up
September 21, 2023
5-7pm
At MRVArts gallery
Told through a series of flashbacks, first-person narration, and evidence from the landmark case that saw her stalker receive one of the longest sentences for the crime in U.S. history, Now I Speak delves even deeper into Anna’s personal past to uncover a history of abuse and vulnerability, each experience adding fuel to the fire of Anna’s determination.
Stalking Victim/Survivor Pens Memoir About Fierce Fight for Justice
“Stalking is such an unknown, misunderstood, and romanticized crime, that is indeed dangerous, and I felt the best way I could educate people was to write.”
Anna Nasset, a victim/survivor of stalking for the last decade, has firsthand experience with how to identify and respond to stalking, which has led her to become an international speaker on the subject. In her debut memoir, Now I Speak: From Stalked to Standing Up, Nasset shares the details of her ruthless fight for justice.
Author Kathy Elkind
walking the GR 5 in Europe.
In 2018, Kathy Elkind and her husband decided to take a grown- up “gap year” in Europe and walk the 1,400-mile Grande Randonnée Cinq (GR5) across The Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and France.
At fifty-seven, Kathy has chosen comfort over hardship: she and Jim get to indulge in warm beds and delicious regional food every night and croissants in the mornings. But the GR5 is not all comfort. Walking day after day for ninety-eight days brings sickness, accommodation struggles, language barriers, and storm shrouded mountains in the Alps. As the days unfold, however, she discovers her own wise strength and comes to the gratifying realization that a long marriage is like a long trail: there are ups and downs and it takes hard work to keep going, but the beauty along the way is staggering.
Books available at gallery reading or pick up ahead of time at Von Trapp or Bridge Side Books in Waterbury
