Book Launch: "The Willoughby Chronicles" by Ted Page

When:
Saturday, Sep 30, 2017 7:30p -
10:30p

Where:
The Lexington Depot
13 Depot Square
Lexington, MA 02420

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Admission:
$10

Categories:
Performing Arts

Event website:
https://www.willoughbychronicles.com/events/

Join author Ted Page as he performs stories from his new book, "The Willoughby Chronicles," and signs copies of the first edition published by 3 Swallys Press. "The Willoughby Chronicles" is a collection of short nonfiction stories that form a mosaic of the author’s lovably bizarre family in the 1960s and 1970s. From being put on a ledge as an infant (saved by the instincts of his lizard brain), to being left at the circus intentionally, to digging a real life Hobbit-hole, to a brother who (surprisingly) turned out not to be the Unabomber, to a thing that happened with a puppy and his mother that the author would rather not talk about, to the final horrific event that put everything in perspective, "The Willoughby Chronicles" combines hilarity with heart and grace to bring a family—and a time—to life.


“The stories will break your heart, make you laugh or leave you gobsmacked. Some do all of that at the same time.
“You’ve never met a family like the Pages. Not on a stage, not in a book, and certainly not in real life—although the Pages were and are a very, very real family. Five boys wired for fun and danger, a newly liberated mom of the 60s, an offbeat genius father. Of course sometimes things blew up, dinners included mysterious dips and people threw things. The author is a great storyteller, that’s clear from the first paragraph. But it’s the lessons he shares about life, love and family that make these beautifully written stories truly delightful.” —Ana Hebra Flaster, Writer, NPR Contributor


About the author: Ted Page is a storyteller and performer. His nonfiction stories have appeared in Boston magazine and the Boston Globe Magazine, and his comedy screen credits include work with John Cleese and Florence Henderson. While Ted’s professional life as the co-founder of Captains of Industry (a marketing firm) has led him to projects with legends of the entertainment industry, it is his true stories about his family that have resonated most with audiences. As a member of the Souled Out Artists group, Ted performed many of the stories from his book, The Willoughby Chronicles, polishing them over a five-year period based on audience feedback. Ted has two children, two grandsons, one wife and two cats, not listed here in order of importance.

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