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SUMMARY:Clever Girl: "Red Spy Queen"
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DESCRIPTION:Author Lauren Kessler tells the story of the notorious Elizabe
 th Bentley..\nhttps://dpl.libnet.info/event/13900173
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Secrets hidden. Secrets revealed.&nbsp\; E
 lizabeth Bentley&nbsp\;led the two largest Communist spy rings in America-
 -and then\, in a dramatic about-face\, became an FBI informant and helped 
 to usher in the McCarthy Era.&nbsp\; Author Lauren Kessler\, who worked to
  uncover and understand this complex story\, chronicles Bentley's fraught 
 life in<em> Clever Girl: Elizabeth Bentley\, the Spy Who Ushered in the Mc
 Carthy Era.&nbsp\;</em></p>\n<p>Communists vilified her as a raging neurot
 ic. Leftists dismissed her as a confused idealist. Her family pitied her a
 s an exploited lover. Some said she was a traitor\, a stooge\, a mercenary
  and a grandstander. To others she was a true American heroine&mdash\;fear
 less\, principled\, bold and resolute. Congressional committees loved her.
  The FBI hailed her as an avenging angel. The Catholics embraced her. But 
 the fact is\, more than half a century after she captured the headlines as
  the "Red Spy Queen\," Elizabeth Bentley remains a mystery.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\
 ;<img src="https://static.libnet.info/frontend-images/editor/dpl/lauren_ke
 ssler.jpg" width="261" height="282" alt="" /></p>\n<p><strong>Lauren Kessl
 er</strong> is an award-winning narrative nonfiction writer who specialize
 s in exploring invisible subcultures in our midst. The author of fifteen b
 ooks\, she has written about the gritty world of a maximum security prison
 \, grueling world of ballet\, and the surprisingly vibrant world of those 
 with Alzheimer's. Her book\, <em>Stubborn Twig: Three Generations in the L
 ife of Japanese American Family</em>\, won the Oregon Book Award and was t
 he State All Reads selection for Oregon&rsquo\;s sesquicentennial. Her upc
 oming book\, <em>Everything Changes Everything</em>\, explores love and lo
 ss\, wounds and healing\, and the search for the answer to the question so
  very many of us face at a time of upheaval\, transition or disconnect: <e
 m>What now?</em> Her weekly essays can be found on her Substack\, Life Aft
 er All at&nbsp\;<a href="https://laurenjkess.substack.com/about">https://l
 aurenjkess.substack.com/</a></p>\n<p>She teaches storytelling for social c
 hange at the University of Washington and conducts writing workshops here 
 and abroad. Learn more at <a href="https://www.laurenkessler.com/">https:/
 /www.laurenkessler.com/</a>&nbsp\;.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Questions? Contact&nb
 sp\;<a href="mailto:laurelh@deschuteslibrary.org">laurelh@deschuteslibrary
 .org</a></p>\nhttps://dpl.libnet.info/event/13900173
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