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SUMMARY: Patti Callahan Henry - The Secret Book of Flora Lea
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DESCRIPTION:Barrie Public Library is your host as we gather for an evening
  of conversation online with author Patti Callahan Henry.\nhttps://barriel
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong>Register to Attend Online -</stron
 g> Click on Register Button.&nbsp\;</p>\n<hr />\n<p>Join us for an engagin
 g evening of online conversation as we learn more about Patti Callahan Hen
 ry and her latest book: The Secret Book of Flora Lea</p>\n<hr />\n<p><span
  style="background-color: #ffff00\;"><strong><img src="https://static.libn
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 x\;" /></strong></span></p>\n<p><strong>About Patti Callahan Henry:</stron
 g></p>\n<p>Patti Callahan Henry is the&nbsp\;New York Times&nbsp\;and&nbsp
 \;USA TODAY&nbsp\;bestselling author of several novels\, including&nbsp\;S
 urviving Savannah&nbsp\;and&nbsp\;Becoming Mrs. Lewis. She is the recipien
 t of the Christy Award\, the Harper Lee Award for Alabama&rsquo\;s Disting
 uished Writer of the Year Award\, and the Alabama Library Association Book
  of the Year. She is the cohost and cocreator of the popular weekly online
  live web show and podcast&nbsp\;Friends and Fiction. A full-time author a
 nd mother of three\, she lives in Alabama and South Carolina with her fami
 ly. Find out more at PattiCallahanHenry.com.</p>\n<hr />\n<p><strong>About
  The Secret Book of Flora Lea:&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p>1939: Fourteen-year
 -old Hazel and five-year-old Flora evacuate their London home for a rural 
 village to escape the horrors of the Second World War. Living with the Abe
 rdeen family in a charming stone cottage\, Hazel distracts her younger sis
 ter with a fairy tale about a magical land\, a secret place they can escap
 e to that is all their own: Whisperwood.</p>\n<p>But the unthinkable happe
 ns when Flora suddenly vanishes after playing near the banks of the River 
 Thames. Shattered\, Hazel blames herself for her sister&rsquo\;s disappear
 ance\, carrying the guilt into adulthood.</p>\n<p>Twenty years later\, Haz
 el is back in London\, ready to move on from her job at a cozy rare bookst
 ore for a career at Sotheby&rsquo\;s. With a cherished boyfriend and an up
 coming Paris getaway\, her future seems set. But her tidy life is turned u
 pside down when she unwraps a package containing a picture book called&nbs
 p\;Whisperwood and the River of Stars. Hazel never told a soul about the s
 torybook world she created just for Flora. Could this book hold the secret
 s to her beloved sister&rsquo\;s disappearance? Could it be a sign that Fl
 ora is still alive after all these years? Or is something sinister at play
 ?</p>\n<p>Inspired by the history of the Pied Piper Children\, this novel 
 is a poignant reminder of the magical power of stories to draw us together
 &mdash\;and ultimately bring us home.</p>\n<hr />\n<p><strong>Simcoe Autho
 r Talk Series</strong>:&nbsp\;The Barrie Public Library has joined literar
 y forces with some other libraries in Simcoe County to offer a 2024 virtua
 l author talk series.</p>\n<hr />\n<p><strong>Video Conference Programs</s
 trong>:&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Allows you to enjoy real-time video chat with libra
 ry staff and other registered participants. When joining\, you have the op
 tion to connect with audio only\, but it is encouraged to allow audio and 
 video to get the most out of the program. Please note that you will be sen
 t an email with the Zoom conference link prior to the start of the program
 . You will need this link to join the program.</p>\n<p>We ask that all par
 ticipants conduct themselves respectfully\, and adhere to the <a href="htt
 ps://www.barrielibrary.ca/about-bpl/about-the-library/policies/patron-cond
 uct-policy.pdf">Patron Conduct Policy</a>.</p>\n<p>If you have any questio
 ns or require technical assistance please call 705-728-1010 or email&nbsp\
 ;<a href="mailto:askus@barrielibrary.ca">askus@barrielibrary.ca</a>&nbsp\;
 </p>\n<hr />\n<p><strong>We want to improve\, to serve you better. Please 
 take a moment and fill out our&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.barrielibrary.ca
 /about-bpl/kudos-and-concerns">Program Evaluation Form</a>.</strong></p>\n
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