Author Kathy Hepinstall will have a reading and book signing of hernovel,”The House of Gentle Men,” at 3 p.m., in the lobby suite of theUniversity Union today.

Hepinstall’s first novel is about the exploration of human forgiveness,redemption, understanding and truth.

The book centers around Charlotte, a 16-year-old girl from the backwoodsof Louisiana who is defiled by three soldiers in a lonely, isolatedsection of a forest.

Hepinstall was born in Odessa, Texas, and spent a large part of herchildhood two hours from the Louisana border.

She also works in advertising with Nike, Coca-Cola and Pioneer CarStereo.