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Authors! with Madeline Martin

2024-09-12 19:00:00 2024-09-12 20:00:00 America/New_York Authors! with Madeline Martin Join us for Authors! with Madeline Martin, a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of historical fiction and historical romance. Main Library -

Thursday, September 12
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-09-12 19:00:00 2024-09-12 20:00:00 America/New_York Authors! with Madeline Martin Join us for Authors! with Madeline Martin, a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of historical fiction and historical romance. Main Library -

Join us for Authors! with Madeline Martin, a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of historical fiction and historical romance.

ABOUT THE BOOK:

A heartwarming story about a mother and daughter in wartime England and the power of the books that bring them together, by the bestselling author of The Last Bookshop in London.

In Nottingham, England, widow Emma Taylor finds herself in desperate need of a job. She and her beloved daughter, Olivia, have always managed just fine on their own, but with the legal restrictions prohibiting widows with children from most employment opportunities, she's left with only one option: persuading the manageress at Boots' Booklover's Library to take a chance on her with a job.

When the threat of war in England becomes a reality, Olivia must be evacuated to the countryside. In the wake of being separated from her daughter, Emma seeks solace in the unlikely friendships she forms with her neighbors and coworkers, and a renewed sense of purpose through the recommendations she provides to the library's quirky regulars. But the job doesn't come without its difficulties. Books are mysteriously misshelved and disappearing, and the work at the lending library forces her to confront the memories of her late father and the bookstore they once owned together before a terrible accident.

As the Blitz intensifies in Nottingham and Emma fights to reunite with her daughter, she must learn to depend on her community and the power of literature more than ever to find hope in the darkest of times.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Madeline Martin is a New York Times, USA Today, Publisher’s Weekly, and internationally bestselling author of historical fiction and historical romance with books that have been translated into over twenty-five different languages.

She lives in sunny Florida with her two daughters (known collectively as the minions), two incredibly spoiled cats and a man so wonderful he’s been dubbed Mr. Awesome. She is a die-hard history lover who will happily lose herself in research any day. When she’s not writing, researching or ‘moming’, you can find her spending time with her family at Disney or sneaking a couple spoonfuls of Nutella while laughing over cat videos. She also loves to travel, attributing her fascination with history to having spent most of her childhood as an Army brat in Germany.

ABOUT THE PRESENTATION: At each program, authors speak for about forty-five minutes, followed by a short question and answer session. A copy of the book is included with the purchase of your ticket.

AGE GROUP: | All Ages |

EVENT TYPE: | Performances/Special Events |

TAGS: | devauthors |

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