From #1 \;New York Times \;bestsel ling author Christina Baker Kline comes a boldly original reimagining of a n astonishing true story: two sisters in nineteenth-century North Carolina &mdash\;Kline&rsquo\;s own distant relatives&mdash\;who married world-famo us conjoined twins from Siam. \;When Chang and Eng Bunker arrive in Wi lkes County in 1839\, they&rsquo\;re not just a curiosity&mdash\;they&rsqu o\;re a sensation. Everyone is eager to learn whether the salacious rumors about them are true. Within months\, the twins have opened a general stor e\, bought land\, and begun building a plantation. Now\, word has it\, the y&rsquo\;re looking for wives&mdash\;and in a place that thrives on gossip and legacy\, their ambitions set the community on edge. \;Sarah and A delaide Yates\, daughters of a once-prominent local family brought low by scandal\, are drawn into their orbit. Bold\, beautiful Addie sees in the t wins&rsquo\; fame a chance to reclaim her future. Sallie\, quiet and obser vant\, isn&rsquo\;t so sure. When the twins&rsquo\; lives become entangled with theirs\, they must navigate loyalty\, longing\, and identity in a wo rld where everything&mdash\;including race\, class\, and gender&mdash\;is rigidly defined. \;Spanning five decades and unfolding against the bac kdrop of a fractured nation hurtling toward war\, \;The Foursome \ ;is both intimate and epic: a story of love and constraint\, identity and reinvention. With piercing insight and emotional precision\, Kline brings to life a forgotten chapter of American history and the complex\, boundary -defying marriages at its center.
\nChristina Baker Kline is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of ten novels\, including \;Orph an Train\, \;The Exiles\, and Please Don&rsquo\;t Li e \;(with Anne Burt). Published in more than 40 countries\, her n ovels have received the New England Prize for Fiction\, the Maine Literary Award\, and a Barnes &\; Noble Discover Award\, among others\, and hav e been chosen by hundreds of communities\, schools\, and universities as & ldquo\;One Book&rdquo\; selections.
\nPresented by the Carmel Clay P ublic Library Foundation. Ticket price of $35 includes a pre-signed copy o f \;The Foursome. Each guest attending needs their own ticket . For more information\, please contact the CCPL Foundation at 317.814.390 5.
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