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SUMMARY:Potomac Library Book Discussion -- IN-PERSON     
LOCATION:Potomac Library\nPotomac Library
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DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a book discussion group at the Potomac Libr
 ary on the third Wednesday of every month -- we will be discussing "Your P
 resence Is Mandatory” by Sasha Vasilyuk in December.  .\nhttps://mcp
 l.libnet.info/event/12448037
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong><br />"A riveting debut novel\, ba
 sed on real events\, about a World War II veteran with a secret that could
  land him in the Gulag\, and his family who are forced to live in the shad
 ow of all he has not told them.</strong></p>\n<p>Ukraine\, 2007. Yefim Shu
 lman\, husband\, grandfather and war veteran\, was beloved by his family a
 nd his coworkers. But in the days after his death\, his widow Nina finds a
  letter to the KGB in his briefcase. Yefim had a lifelong secret\, and his
  confession forces them to reassess the man they thought they knew and the
  country he had defended.</p>\n<p>In 1941\, Yefim is a young artillerist o
 n the border between the Soviet Union and Germany\, eager to defend his co
 untry and his large Jewish family against Hitler's forces. But surviving t
 he war requires sacrifices Yefim never imagined-and even when the war ends
 \, his fight isn't over. He must conceal his choices from the KGB and from
  his family.</p>\n<p>Spanning seven decades between World War II and the c
 urrent Russia-Ukraine conflict\,&nbsp\;Your Presence Is Mandatory&nbsp\;tr
 aces the effect Yefim's coverup had on the lives of Nina\, their two child
 ren and grandchildren. In the process\, Sasha Vasilyuk shines a light on o
 ne family caught between two totalitarian regimes\, and the grace they fin
 d in the course of their survival."</p>\n<p>Copies available at the Potoma
 c Library circulation desk beginning November 20.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><s
 trong>For adults.</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Accommodation Requests</strong>
 </p>\n<p>People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing should request&nbsp\;<a hr
 ef="https://montgomerycountymd.gov/Library/accessibility/interpreter.html"
 >English-language captioning or sign-language interpretation</a>&nbsp\;at 
 least five days before the library-sponsored program they plan to attend. 
 Contact the Assistant Facilities and Accessibility Program Manager at 240-
 777-0002 with all other accommodation requests.</p>\n<p></p>\nhttps://mcpl
 .libnet.info/event/12448037
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