Nicole Blades, author of ‘The Thunder Beneath Us,’ will have a reading and book signing at the Noah Webster Library in West Hartford Center.

Nicole Blades. Submitted photo

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Join Nicole Blades, author of The Thunder Beneath Us, for a reading and book signing at the West Hartford Public Library, 20 South Main St., on Wednesday, Jan. 11 at 6:30 p.m.

To the world, Best Lightburn is a talented writer and friend to New York City’s fabulous. Then there’s the other Best, the one who has chosen to recast herself as an only child rather that confront the truth. Ten years ago, on Christmas Eve, Best and her two older brothers took a shortcut over a frozen lake. When the ice cracked, all three went in. Only Best came out. People said she was lucky, but that kind of luck is nothing but a burden. Because Best knows what she had to do to survive. And after years of covering up the past, her guilt is detonating through every facet of her seemingly charmed life.

Nicole Blades is a novelist and journalist who has been putting her stories on paper since the third grade. Born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, by Caribbean parents, Nicole moved to New York City and launched her journalism career working at Essence magazine. She later co-founded the online magazine SheNetworks, and worked as an editor at ESPN and Women’s Health.

Parking is available in the nearby Isham Garage. Please bring your parking stub to the program at the library for validation. For further questions or to register, please call: 860-561-6990.