DATE & TIME
Monday, October 14th, from 5:30–7:30 PM
LOCATION
HUME
1600 Main St., Venice, CA 920291
EVENT DESCRIPTION
Be among the first to meet Andrea Leeb on the very day her powerful memoir is released. Andrea will sign books, share insights from her writing journey, and connect with attendees in an intimate rooftop gathering overlooking the city. Enjoy light bites and beverages as we toast Andrea’s debut in this stunning setting. All proceeds from any books sold will be donated to the UCLA Rape Treatment Center.
TICKETING INFORMATION
Free Admission Includes:
- Admission to the launch party
- Light bites & beverages
- Opportunity to get your Such a Pretty Picture book signed
- Networking
ABOUT SUCH A PRETTY PICTURE
For readers of I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy and The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, Such a Pretty Picture is a candid, heart-wrenching, and ultimately hopeful memoir about child abuse, family secrets, and the healing that begins once the truth is revealed.
Andrea was four and a half when her father gave her a bath. She knew something was wrong, and when her mother walked in and saw what was happening, she passed out. Her mother woke up literally blind. Her hysterical blindness lasted weeks—her willful blindness, decades. The abuse continued, and Andrea grew up living with a secret she could not tell. At age thirty-three, a subway incident forced her past to the surface. No longer able to silence it, Andrea began the painful but necessary journey of confronting her childhood and finding her way to healing.
This brave debut offers raw honesty into a survivor’s journey. Readers will feel Andrea’s fear, pain, and shame, yet also her resilience, hope, and the truth that healing is complicated but possible.
GUIDELINES
- Doors open at 5:15
- Seating and signing line access will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Event photography and filming may occur for promotional purposes.
- All event guidelines are subject to change.
