Explore the mysteries and insights of poetry from Victorian to contemporary.
Murder by Degrees by Ritu Mukerji takes its title from a poem by Emily Dickinson, who wrote, “The Whole of it came not at once / ‘Twas Murder by degrees”—and threads poetry throughout the novel to both heighten the intrigue and offer clues that help solve the case. Indulge in an hour of the mysteries and epiphanies of poetry as we steep in a selection of Victorian and contemporary verse, and enjoy the pleasures and puzzles of poetry.
Irene Cooper wrote the feminist noir novel Found, winner of the North Street Prize; Committal, poet-friendly spy-fy about family; spare change:poems, finalist for the Stafford/Hall award; and the collection, even my dreams are over the constant state of anxiety. Writings appear in Beloit Poetry, Denver Quarterly, The Rumpus, Witness, Bear Review, and elsewhere. Irene works and lives with her people and Roxy in the middle of Oregon.
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Murder by Degrees is a thrillingly atmospheric tale of intrigue, featuring a brilliant female doctor who’s ahead of her time. Set in Philadelphia, 1875, the debut novel by Ritu Mukerji, Dr. Lydia Weston is preparing for the start of a new term at Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania, when the body of a young woman is fished out of the Schuylkill River. The death is ruled a suicide, but Lydia is suspicious. As the investigation unfolds, Lydia puts to use all her diagnostic skills and autopsy table acumen to pursue the killer.
Ritu Mukerji was born in Kolkata, India, and raised in the San Francisco Bay area. From a young age, she has been an avid reader of mysteries, from Golden Age crime fiction to police procedurals and the novels of PD James and Ruth Rendell. She received a BA in history from Columbia University and a medical degree from Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. She completed residency training at the University of California, Davis and has been a practicing internist for fifteen years. She lives in Marin County, California, with her husband and three children.
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EVENT TYPE: | Adult Program |
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