Darien Author Visiting Westport, Wilton To Promote Debut Novel

DARIEN, Conn. -- Mary Simses, a Darien born and raised author, is returning to Connecticut to promote her debut novel, "Irresistible Blueberry Bakeshop & Cafe."

Darien native Mary Simses will visit Wilton and Westport to promote her book.
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by Ann Quasarano

07/07/2014 4:00 a.m.

She will appear at the Wilton Library on Tuesday, July 8, at 7:30 p.m., and at Barnes & Noble in Westport on Wednesday, July 9, at 7 p.m.

Simses, an attorney who currently lives in South Florida, discovered her passion for the written word when she was just 8 years old. After studying journalism in college, Simses worked in magazine publishing for a number of years before returning to school to study law.

Still yearning to write, Simses enrolled in fiction writing classes at the University of Connecticut and began to pursue her dream.

Her debut novel, "The Irresistible Blueberry Bakeshop & Cafe," tells the story of a high-powered Manhattan attorney who finds love, purpose, and the promise of a simpler life in her grandmother's hometown of Beacon, Maine.

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Ann Quasarano is a Westport-based freelance writer and the author Fairfieldista.

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