Colleen Temple will be joining us for a discussion of her book Summer Breakdown.
Her alcoholic father is dying, she's estranged from her family, and she's only surviving motherhood thanks to bottomless cups of coffee and secret cigarettes. After years of trying to avoid her issues, she finally comes face-to-face with them on a reluctant journey back to Seaside, Massachusetts. And this time-she doesn't run away.
Colleen Temple, M. Ed (she/her) is a writer, former essays editor, and editor of This Is Motherhood. She lives in a coastal Massachusetts town with her husband Colin and their three lively, creative, and hilarious children. This is her debut novel, and you can find more of her work online at @colltemple (IG) and @watchcollwrite (TikTok). www.colleentemple.com
