Author Insights: A Chat with Sean O’Toole
Author Insights: A Chat with Sean O’Toole
Like a Slow-Burning Fire is based on a series of events that the author, Sean O’Toole, experienced as a 23-year-old university student in Ottawa, Canada in 1988. It tells the story of how Sean was involved in a road-rage incident and it chronicles the emotional fall-out that ensued. Meanwhile, Sean’s in a relationship that’s being put to the test, and he’s trying to gain acceptance into a teaching program, but it’s not happening. He’s at a crucial point in his life where he has to find a way to keep it all together and put his life into motion after experiencing a traumatic incident that has steered him head-on into a crisis of faith and identity. Like a Slow-Burning Fire is a story about the insight and perspective we gain — into life, other people, and ourselves — as we find a way to stare down our demons and make peace with the past.
In this session, author Sean O’Toole will dive into the making of Like a Slow-Burning Fire and share the ins and outs of his experiences as an author.
About the Author
Sean O’Toole grew up in Ottawa, Canada. He completed a degree in English Literature from Carleton University, followed by a degree in education from Memorial University of Newfoundland. Sean taught high-school English at Bracebridge and Muskoka Lakes Secondary School in Bracebridge, Ontario for 31 years and retired in 2022. He lives in Bracebridge with his wife, Heather, and two daughters, Emma and Molly. Sean keeps busy working as an editor, writer, occasional teacher, landscaper, house painter, and property manager in beautiful Muskoka, Ontario.
Purchase this title at the Pop-Up Book Shop
Like a Slow-Burning Fire will be available for purchase at the Pop-Up Book Shop located at Village Hall in Windermere Village during the festival, or at the main festival site during this event.
Dining in Windermere during the Festival?
Enjoy a 10% discount on all food and non-alcoholic beverages from Windermere House Pub during the festival! Show your tickets to the staff for the discount to be applied. Enjoy!
