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A Conversation with Dawn Eden - Author, The Thrill of the Chaste

Sunday, August 17, 2008 after the 6 PM Mass in Benedict Hall
Contact: Meghan O'Malley, 336-420-7343, respectlife@stcharleschurch.org

Dawn Eden, author, The Thrill of the Chaste: Finding Fulfillment While Keeping Your Clothes On

Join C'YA (the St. Charles Young Adults) and the Respect Life Committee for a conversation with Dawn Eden, a New York journalist who lived the Sex and the City lifestyle before discovering what it lacked — joy. Refreshments and discussion will follow, and Dawn will also sign copies of her book, The Thrill of the Chaste: Finding Fulfillment While Keeping Your Clothes On.

About Dawn:
Dawn Eden was born to a Jewish family in New York City. When she was in high school, she lost her faith and became an agnostic. During her 20s, in the 1990s, she worked as a rock journalist, interviewing bands for music magazines. From there, she went to work for New York City's biggest tabloid newspapers, the New York Post and the Daily News.

She underwent a dramatic conversion to Christian faith at age 31, which eventually led her to enter the Catholic Church. With her new faith came a change in lifestyle as she discovered the truth and beauty of Church teachings on chastity. That led to the publication last year of her first book, describing her personal transformation in the hope of helping others make positive change in their own lives: The Thrill of the Chaste: Finding Fulfillment While Keeping Your Clothes On. Now in its sixth printing, The Thrill has also been published in Spanish, Polish, and Chinese.

Since her book came out, Dawn has been featured on NBC's "Today" show and EWTN's "Life on the Rock." Now living in Washington, D.C., she has spoken about chastity to colleges and young-adult groups throughout North America, England, and Ireland, as well as World Youth Day 2008 in Sydney.