{"id":181160,"date":"2025-08-28T01:15:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T01:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/181160\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T01:15:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T01:15:11","slug":"gorham-author-launches-third-book-in-hometown-of-boothbay-harbor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/181160\/","title":{"rendered":"Gorham author launches third book in hometown of Boothbay Harbor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Maine author Jerry Farnham will celebrate the release of his third book, \u201cFirst Light,\u201d at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 30, at Brady\u2019s Restaurant, 25 Union St., Boothbay Harbor. Attendees will be able to meet the author and get a signed copy of the book.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TR-First-Light-cover-082925.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-42854048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/lazy-load\/images\/1x1.trans.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"310\" data-full-size=\"https:\/\/w2pcms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/print\/TR-First-Light-cover-082925.jpg\" data-should-sell=\"no\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TR-First-Light-cover-082925.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The cover of \u201cFirst Light\u201d by Jerry Farnham. (Courtesy of Jerry Farnham)  <\/p>\n<p>Have you wondered what would happen if \u201cThe Waltons\u201d met the cast from \u201c90210\u201d? \u201cFirst Light\u201d allows readers a peek into the foundation of the families who make up Farnham\u2019s \u201cRed at Night\u201d series, a mixture of mystery, romance and drama with a bit of Maine humor.<\/p>\n<p>While this book has been preceded by \u201cRed at Night\u201d and \u201cRed in the Morning,\u201d \u201cFirst Light\u201d will afford readers the opportunity to learn the back story of their favorite characters in the series; who doesn\u2019t love Jack Finn and Melissa Andrews, Boothbay Harbor\u2019s power couple? This book is also perfect for readers who are new to the series, as it will provide insights into the characters and their actions in the remaining books in the series.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst Light\u201d is a charming tale that invites readers to explore moments of this Maine family\u2019s life of comical events, tragic events and sows the seeds for future revelations in the series.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst Light\u201d is available in hardcover, paperback and across digital platforms.<\/p>\n<p>Farnham is a native of Boothbay Harbor and a U.S. Navy veteran. Before serving his country, Farnham worked on his father\u2019s lobster boat beginning at the young age of 6. Now based in Gorham, he lives with his wife and two children. When not juggling a day job and his writing, Farnham enjoys archery, working on his Jeep and reading works by fellow authors, including Maine\u2019s own Tim Cotton.<\/p>\n<p> Copy the Story Link<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Maine author Jerry Farnham will celebrate the release of his third book, \u201cFirst Light,\u201d at 1 p.m. Saturday,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":181161,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[1022,171,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-181160","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-books","8":"tag-books","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-united-states","11":"tag-unitedstates","12":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115103748902861546","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/181160","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=181160"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/181160\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/181161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=181160"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=181160"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=181160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}