After being diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer at age 27, Sarah Thebarge moved away from the East Coast and a failed relationship to Portland, Ore. to start over. A chance encounter with a Somali mother of five struggling to raise her daughters alone becomes a lifeline, not just for Hadhi and her daughters but also for Thebarge herself. She recounts her the experience in her new memoir, The Invisible Girls. Thebarge will discuss the book and the Somali family who were practically invisible to the rest of the city Wednesday night at the Tacoma Public Library Main Branch.

SARAH THEBARGE BOOK TALK, 7 p.m., Olympic Room, Tacoma Public Library Main Branch, 1102 Tacoma Ave. S., Tacoma, no cover, 253.292.2001

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