Join Michelle Horton for a presentation and discussion of her new book, a deeply personal story about what it takes to be believed and the danger of keeping truths hidden.

Representatives from Project SAGE, and Larissa Vreeland, a member of the Nicole Addimando Community Defense Committee, will be on hand for the discussion to follow.

In September 2017, a knock on the door upended Michelle Horton’s life: her sister, Nicole Addimando, had just shot her partner and was now in jail. During the investigation that follows, Michelle learns that Nikki had been hiding horrific abuse for years. Stunned to find herself in a situation she’d only ever encountered on television and true crime podcasts, Michelle cares for Nikki's children and launches a fight to bring Nikki home, squaring off against a criminal justice system seemingly designed to punish the entire family. In this exquisite memoir, Michelle also explores how so many people, including herself, could have been blind to the abuse.

Michelle Horton is a writer and advocate living in New York's Hudson Valley with her son, nephew, and niece. Through the Nicole Addimando Community Defense Committee, she continues to speak out for her sister and the countless other victims of domestic violence criminalized for their acts of survival.

“Unflinching, vulnerable and bold… a story of family resilience, infinite love, friends, and communities … It’s a story you won’t forget. It is a story that matters"  -- The New York Journal of Books

"a powerful testament to the tenacity of sisterly bonds, a scathing indictment of the legal landscape for abused women ..."  -- Publisher's Weekly

Registration is required for this event, which is open to adults. Copies of Dear Sister, for sale and signing, will be provided Oblong Books at this event.

If you cannot attend this event and would like to hear about future presentations by Michelle Horton or other related events, please contact Larissa Vreeland larissa@salisburygeneralstore.com.

To learn more about Project SAGE, please visit project-sage.org.