Seaside — Friends of the Seaside Library will host Honey Perkel, local author of “The Faithful Daughter,” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20. The event will take place inside the Community Room, and there will be book sales and signings following Perkel’s reading and discussion.

“The Faithful Daughter” is a historical romance that begins in Denver, Colorado in 1912. Peter Andrews, a journalist for the Denver Post, arrives at Rabbi Kirshman’s room and board to interview the venerable scholar. While there, he meets 19-year-old Rebecca, one of the Rabbi’s four daughters, and finds himself falling in love with the favored daughter of the household. When Rebecca’s brother marries out of the faith, Peter comes to understand how his being an “outsider” threatens the ties Rebecca shares with her family. Thus begins a 45-year pursuit from the streets of the Jewish district in Denver to the shores of Seaside, Oregon, as Peter follows his heart — and the dream of making the Rabbi’s faithful daughter his wife.

Perkel is the author of the “A Thousand Summers” trilogy and the memoir “Just Breathe: A Mother’s Story.” She lives in the hills above Seaside with her husband and two shih tzus. Perkel is currently working on two new books, “The House of Sand” and “Between Two Shores,” a novel set in Ireland and Scotland.

Seaside Public Library is located at 1131 Broadway. For more information, call 503-738-6742 or visit www.seasidelibrary.org