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Appetite with Author Sheila Grinell In-Person
Born in a taxi in Manhattan, Sheila Grinell studied at the
Bronx High School of Science, Harvard University, and the
University of California, Berkeley. Towards the end of her
forty-year career as a creator of science museums, she
began to write fiction. Appetite is her debut novel.“Sheila Grinell’s debut novel Appetite takes us into the heart of a family being torn apart by
conflicting beliefs about what constitutes love, marriage, and success. Do parents have the right
to try to stop an adult child from marrying if they see disaster looming, or should they back off and
wait to pick up the pieces? In this tight, well- written novel, Grinell highlights the conflict between
youthful idealism and adult disillusionment in ways that are both moving and thought-provoking.”