Westborough: ‘The Shortest Way Home’ author event

Dec. 1, from 1 to 3 p.m., Tatnuck Bookseller, 18 Lyman St., Westborough, will host Juliette Fay, author of “The Shortest Way Home.” Sean has spent 20 years in Third World war zones and natural disaster areas, fully embracing what he’d always felt was his life’s mission. But when burnout sets in, Sean is reluctantly drawn home to Belham, Mass., the setting of Fay’s much-loved “Shelter Me.” There, he discovers that his steely aunt, overly dramatic sister, and quirky nephew are having a little natural disaster of their own. When he reconnects with a woman from his past, Sean has to wonder if the bonds of love and loyalty might just rewrite his destiny. All are welcome to attend and meet the author.