"Empty Mansions" is a nonfiction mystery o f wealth and loss &mdash\; and a secretive heiress named Huguette Clark. T hough she owned palatial homes in Santa Barbara and Connecticut and New Yo rk\, why had she lived for twenty years in a simple hospital room\, despit e being in excellent health? "Empty Mansions" unravels the story of her re markable family\, from the father\, W.A. Clark\, the copper king\, founder of Las Vegas\, and controversial U.S. senator\, to his daughter\, the gen erous artist who held a ticket on the Titanic and was still living in New York City on 9/11. Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter \;Bil l \;Dedman\, who discovered Huguette's story for NBC News\, has collab orated with Huguette Clark's cousin\, Paul Clark Newell\, Jr.\, one of the few relatives to have conversations with her.
\n"Empty Mansions" is part of Coffee Time Talks\, an educational program series for adults to e ncourage lifelong learning. Programs run from 11 a.m. to noon\, and attend ees are encouraged to stay through 1 p.m. to socialize with fellow patrons and enjoy some refreshments.
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