Washed Ashore with Bill Eville

Wednesday, August 16 at 5:00: Washed Ashore with Bill Eville.

In Washed Ashore, Eville’s life changes when his wife Cathlin takes a job as the first female pastor of a 350-year-old church on Martha’s Vineyard, the island that was once home to generations of his ancestors. With their two small children in tow, the couple begins a new life eight miles out at sea.

Readers follow Eville’s journey from stay-at-home-dad to newspaper editor as he discovers what it means to be a writer, a father, and—after his wife’s devasting breast cancer diagnosis—what it truly means to be a minister’s husband. Washed Ashore, told in a series of linked essays, is poignant and funny, filled with faith, struggle, and light.

In person. Email tthorpe@clamsnet.org for more information. Free. Sponsored by the Friends of the Chilmark Library. 508-645-3360.