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SUMMARY:Author Talk | Vanessa Riley
LOCATION:Snellville Branch\nSnellville Branch
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DESCRIPTION:Join award-winning author Vanessa Riley as she discusses her n
 ewest saga based on the life of the legendary seventeenth-century pirate J
 acquotte Delehaye. "Fire Sword and Sea" is a bold tale of rebellion\, love
 \, and high-seas adventure.\n.\nhttps://gwinnettpl.libnet.info/event/15158
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>The Caribbean Sea\, 1675. Jacquotte Delaha
 ye is the mixed-race daughter of a wealthy tavern owner on the island of T
 ortuga. Instead of marriage\, Jacquotte dreams of joining the seafarers an
 d smugglers whose tall-masted ships cluster in the turquoise waters around
  Tortuga. She falls in love with a pirate\, but when he returns to the sea
 \, Jacquotte decides to make her own way. In Haiti she becomes Jacques\, a
  dockworker\, earning the respect of those around her while hiding her gen
 der.</p>\n<p>Jacquotte discovers that secret identities are fairly common 
 in the chaotic world of seafaring\, which is full of outsiders and misfits
 . She forms a deep bond with Bahati\, an African-born woman who has escape
 d slavery and also disguises herself as a man to navigate the world.&nbsp\
 ;</p>\n<p>For the next twenty years\, Jacquotte raids the Caribbean\, maki
 ng enemies and amassing a fortune in stolen gold until she decides to turn
  away from piracy\, risking her life in one deadly skirmish after another\
 , and begins to plot a war of liberation instead.</p>\n<p style="text-alig
 n: center\;">Books will be available for sale and signing.</p>\n<p style="
 text-align: center\;"><img src="https://static.libnet.info/frontend-images
 /editor/gwinnettpl/JC-Books.jpg" width="100" height="42" alt="" /></p>\n<p
  style="text-align: center\;"><strong>Registration is requested.&nbsp\;</s
 trong></p>\n<p style="text-align: center\;">* By registering\, you consent
  to signing up for the monthly Adult Programs newsletter.&nbsp\;</p>\n<hr 
 />\n<p style="text-align: left\;"><strong><img src="https://static.libnet.
 info/frontend-images/events/gwinnettpl/AS_VanessaRiley.jpg" width="77" hei
 ght="96" alt="" /></strong></p>\n<p style="text-align: left\;"><strong>Van
 essa Riley</strong> is an award-winning author of such books as <em>Island
  Queen</em>\, and <em>Queen of Exiles</em>. Riley's historical novels show
 case the hidden histories of Black women and women of color\, emphasizing 
 strong sisterhoods and dazzling multicultural communities. Her works encom
 pass historical fiction\, historical romance\, and historical mystery and 
 have been reviewed by the <em>Washington Post\, Entertainment Weekly</em>\
 , NPR\, <em>Publisher Weekly</em>\, and the <em>New York Times</em>. Riley
  was named the 2023 Georgia Author of the Year Awards Literary Fiction Win
 ner for <em>Sister Mother Warrior.</em></p>\n<p style="text-align: left\;"
 ><img src="https://static.libnet.info/frontend-images/events/gwinnettpl/AS
 _Jasmine_Sinkfield.jpeg" width="61" height="109" alt="" /></p>\n<p style="
 text-align: left\;">Moderator <strong>Jasmine Sinkfield</strong> is a book
  influencer who has spent the past four years building community across Bo
 okstagram and BookTok as @bookedandfrizzy. Known for championing authors a
 nd supporting local bookstores and literary events\, she&rsquo\;s dedicate
 d to fostering welcoming spaces where readers feel supported\, seen\, and 
 excited about the joy of reading.</p>\n<p style="text-align: left\;"><span
  style="color: #808080\;">Presented by Adult Services.</span></p>\nhttps:/
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