Award-winning poet, memoirist and the author of “GLAD FARM: A Memoir,” Catherine Marenghi, will appear at the Wareham Free Library on Tuesday, Aug. 28, from 6 to 7 p.m. to discuss her book.

A native of Milford and current Wareham resident, the granddaughter of Italian immigrants, Marenghi writes with a sense of place and insight into family bonds.

Set in central Massachusetts, Glad Farm is a memoir of poverty and loss. Raised in a primitive one-room farmhouse with no indoor plumbing, Marenghi is propelled forward by the love and support of her large family. She fulfills her ambition to buy her family their first decent home. But the past will not be put to rest so easily. Catherine unravels a web of long-buried family secrets, including a remarkable story her parents never shared: the gladiolus farm that was once their dream. Former President Jimmy Carter has called the book “inspiring.”

Half the proceeds of Glad Farm book sales are donated to Habitat for Humanity.

Marenghi’s career has spanned journalism, business writing, marketing, and entrepreneurship. She recently retired to devote more time to writing, and she divides her time between Mexico and Cape Cod.

In addition to “Glad Farm,” she is also the ghost writer of two nonfiction works. She holds an M.A., B.A. summa cum laude in English from Tufts University.