Temple Lentz Brings NOT QUITE HOME to BOLD Coffee and Books in Portland, OR
BOLD Coffee and Books is hosting Temple Lentz for an author talk, reading, and signing of Not Quite Home. She will be joined by Dr. Andy Mendenhall, President/CEO of Central City Concern, for a discussion about the themes in Not Quite Home and the local issues affecting Portland’s most vulnerable populations.
EVENT LOCATION:
1755 SW Jefferson St.
Portland, OR 97201
Books will be available to purchase at the event.
For more information, please visit BOLD Coffee and Books’ events page here.
About Not Quite Home:
Claire, wealthy and recently widowed, is adrift. She has access to tools to make a real difference but can’t figure out where to apply them. Erica, a young outreach worker to the homeless, has grown so cynical about the broken system that she’s breaking rules herself—and for that, she’s about to get fired. One day, Erica finds Claire giving away gourmet sandwiches and twenty-dollar bills at a homeless encampment, and yanks her out of there with a lecture about systemic problems and feel-good solutions. Their conflict soon becomes a partnership, and they craft a plan to help ten unhoused women get off the streets and build a community of their own. Together, they navigate nasty neighbors and difficult politicians. And just when it seems like they’re going to pull it off, a shadow from one woman’s past jeopardizes the entire project.
About Temple Lentz:
Temple Lentz is a nonprofit CEO and former local elected official. She has lived mostly in central Ohio, Chicago, and Vancouver, Washington. This is her first book.
