Ann Hood, acclaimed author of The Knitting Circle, will be at The Center for Grieving Children on Friday May 16th, from 6 - 8 PM to read from her new book Comfort - A Journey through Grief.

In 2002, Ann Hood’s five year old daughter Grace died suddenly from a virulent form of strep throat. Stunned and devastated, the family searched for comfort in a time when none seemed possible. Hood- an accomplished novelist - was unable to read or write. She could only reflect on her lost daughter. One day, a friend suggested she learn to knit. Knitting soothed her and gave her something to do. Eventually, she began to read and write again. A semblance of normalcy returned, but grief, in ever new and different forms, still held the family. What they could not know was that comfort would come, and in surprising ways. Hood traces her descent into grief and reveals how she found comfort and hope again.

Please call Nora Gross on (207) 775-5216 to reserve a seat.