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Harford County Public Library welcomes award-winning author Susan Muaddi Darraj to discuss her latest novel, "Behind You Is the Sea," on September 17 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Abingdon Library, 2510 Tollgate Road. Funny and touching, "Behind You Is the Sea" brings readers into the homes and lives of three families of Palestinian immigrants who’ve all found a different welcome in America, weaving a complex social fabric replete with weddings, funerals, broken hearts and devastating secrets. Darraj is the recipient of an American Book Award, two Arab-American Book Awards, Rose Nader Award and  a Maryland State Arts Council Independent Artists Award. In 2018, she was named a USA Artists Ford Fellow. Her books include her linked short story collection, A Curious Land, as well as the Farah Rocks children’s book series. She lives in Baltimore, where she teaches creative writing at Harford Community College and the Johns Hopkins University. For registration and more information, visit https://programs.hcplonline.org/event/11213138.