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SUMMARY:Senior Wednesday: Jllian Forsberg
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DESCRIPTION:Wichita-based author Jillian Forsberg will talk about her new 
 novel  "The Porcelain Menagerie". .\nhttps://wichitalibrary.libnet.info/ev
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Author of 2024's "The Rhino Keeper"&nbsp\;
  Jillian Forsberg is back to talk about her new historical novel "The Porc
 lein Menagerie".&nbsp\; Join us as Jillian gives us an update on her writi
 ng adventures and talks about the story behind her new book.<br /><br /><b
 r />Novel description:&nbsp\;</p>\n<p style="padding-left: 30px\;">In 18th
 -century Dresden\, the dangerous whims of King Augustus the Strong shape t
 he court and the lives of those held captive\, both people and animals.</p
 >\n<p style="padding-left: 30px\;">Johann K&auml\;ndler\, a talented young
  artist\, is drawn into the world of King Augustus the Strong. The king's 
 relentless desire for a lifelike porcelain menagerie could make or break J
 ohann's future. As Johann works to meet the king's impossible demands\, he
  finds unexpected allies in former royal mistress Maria and her daughter K
 atharina. Johann's art might secure his future&mdash\;or ruin it\, if he f
 ails to satisfy the king.</p>\n<p style="padding-left: 30px\;">Decades ear
 lier\, another story unfolds. Fatima\, a Turkish handmaiden\, is chosen to
  replace Augustus's discarded mistress. As she tries to create a menagerie
  of exotic animals and navigate the intrigues of an unpredictable court\, 
 Fatima must learn to survive in a world that values beauty and power above
  all. She must fight to keep her identity and unlock her own cage in the k
 ing's dangerous realm.</p>\n<p style="padding-left: 30px\;">Two timelines\
 , bound by a king's obsessions: art and survival intertwine as Johann and 
 Fatima navigate the king's unpredictable demands and the deadly allure of 
 court life\, where ambition can be as fragile as porcelain (HistoryThrough
 Fiction.com)</p>\nhttps://wichitalibrary.libnet.info/event/15458397
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