BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Barbara Froman has always loved movies. The Wilmette resident \, who will speak at Max and Benny&rsquo\;s Chicago Jewish Authors LIter ary series on August 6th at 7:00PM\, says\, &ldquo\;There&rsquo\;s somet hing magical about sitting in the dark and watching stories unfold on a large screen.&rdquo\;  \; That affection for the cinematic experienc e led Froman to write Shadows and Ghosts\, a novel which won the Prose p rize in Fairleigh Dickinson University and Serving House Book&rsquo\;s 2 011 First Book Contest. \; The book\, which is framed with famous fi lm images and screenwriters&rsquo\; directions. tells the story of Ida M ae Glick\, a critically acclaimed Jewish filmmaker who suffers a near fa tal heart attack when she tries to live on the same meager rations as a group of homeless people she is filming. When she winds up in the hospit al\, she finds herself facing a neurotic psychiatrist who believes she&r squo\;s unstable\, her identical twin sister who is intent on having her committed\, and her ghostly Jewish mother who&rsquo\;s come back from t he grave to settle old gripes.Richard Reeder\, director of Max and Benny &rsquo\;s literary series\, calls Shadows and Ghosts &ldquo\;A delightfu l novel\,&rdquo\; and says that the &ldquo\;trials and tribulations&rdqu o\; facing Froman&rsquo\;s filmmaker protagonist are reminiscent of thos e found in a Woody Allen movie or Philip Roth novel\, comparisons which please the author enormously \; For more information about the event \, visit http://maxandbennys.com \; For more information about Froma n&rsquo\;s book\, visit http://www.barbarafroman.com URL:http://wilmette.patch.com/events/award-winning-local-author-to-speak- at-chicago-jewish-authors-literary-series SUMMARY:Award-winning Local Author to Speak at Chicago Jewish Authors LIt erary Series LOCATION:461 Waukegan Rd\, Northbrook\, IL 60062: 461 Waukegan Rd\, North brook\, IL END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR