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Molly Ringle's third and final book in a successful series,The Chrysomelia Stories (published by Central Avenue Publishing), weaves an intricate and detailed world where ancient gods Persephone and Hades are reincarnated in modern-day students. Immortal's Spring spans both the modern day and bronze age Greece, presenting the myths in fresh new ways, telling a love story brimming with magic and good-against-evil in the backdrop of the Pacific Northwest. Her trilogy of novels about the Greek myths include Persephone's Orchard and Underworld's Daughter.

The Southwest Seattle Historical Society sponsors this free book-talk on Friday, September 9th (the Second Friday this month because of the Labor Day Weekend) instead of the normal, "First Friday" of this series. This presentation of Immortal's Spring is the 36th installment of the series and will take place at 5 p.m., Friday, Sept. 9, 2016, at Barnes & Noble/Westwood Village.

Molly Ringle grew up in the Pacific Northwest, and lives in Seattle with her husband and children. Her studies include a bachelor of arts in anthropology and a master of arts in linguistics. At the University of Oregon, she lived in an old sorority house that was supposedly haunted, and inspired some of the central ideas for The Ghost Downstairs. When not writing, she can often be found experimenting with fragrances, chocolate, and gardening.

Ringle is also the author of several other novels, including the award-winning The Ghost Downstairs. She is best known for winning the 2010 grand prize in the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest, a tongue-in-cheek challenge in which entrants are invited to compose a deliberately bad opening sentence for a novel. The contest is named for English novelist Edward George BulwerLytton, author of the much-quoted first line, "It was a dark and stormy night."

'Words, Writers & West Seattle's' next book-talk is scheduled for Friday, October 7th and will feature Steven W. Bender and "Mea Culpa -- Lessons on Law and Regret from U.S. History". For videos on these and other authors' presentations, visit: www.loghousemuseum.info/events/words-writers-and-west-seattle. Additional information on future presentations can be obtained by contacting Dora-Faye Hendricks, Chair, "Words, Writers & West Seattle" by phone at 206-280-9983 or by e-mail at Dora-Faye@comcast.net.