Book Your Lunch with Miles DeMott March 15, 2011

Book Your Lunch with debut Southern author Miles DeMott on Tuesday, March 15th from 12-2 pm at The Lazy Goat in downtown Greenville. Tickets are $25 each and must be purchased in advance at http://www.bookyourlunch.com or by calling Fiction Addiction at 864-675-0540.

Each Book Your Lunch event includes a 20-minute reading or talk by the author, a Q&A session with the audience, a delicious lunch, and an onsite booksigning session. Books may be purchased from Fiction Addiction at or prior to the event.

Southern author Miles DeMott explores underlying (dysfunctional) family ties in Charleston, SC, in his debut novel, Family Meeting (Word Truck, hardcover, $25.00).

The Camber family, one of the oldest and most respected families in a city known for old and respected families, is about to sell Plantation Trust, the bank that cemented their fortune and made their name a household word. Although their lives seem to have been lived in full public view, this intensely private family is rife with secrets and scandals that potentially derail the sale and redefine the family itself as they meet each other again for the the first time.

Cast with iron-fisted patriarchs, tight-lipped matriarchs, South American drug lords, and recently defrocked Baptist preachers, this bold debut novel explores the family behind the curtain, sons and daughters, husbands and wives, working the levers and buttons feverishly to maintain images and expectations they neither completely understand nor even begin to share as they span the generations, demonstrating that in both Charleston and the Camber family, surprises await behind the carefully-constructed facades.

About the author:
Growing up in South Georgia, Miles DeMott always wanted to be a writer and has worked toward that goal for most of his life, including doctoral research on the writing process. Turning from academic prose to literary fiction, he has been able to capitalize on his vivid imagination and knack for storytelling, creating well-developed characters who struggle with compelling and foundational human questions. He lives and writes in Alabama where he shepherds a small flock of diverse business interests and chases three dreams: his bride, the right words, and the perfect story.

Official Website: http://www.bookyourlunch.com