BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Dedham Public Library X-WR-CALNAME:Dedham Public Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:103c8e79-9358-419d-9b4e-6510fc166b39 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20261006T053743Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261105T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261105T193000 SUMMARY:Local Author Book Talk LOCATION:Main Library\nMain Library X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Main Library;X-APPLE-RADIU S=10;X-TITLE=Main Library:geo:42.2478633,-71.1761824 GEO:42.2478633;-71.1761824 DESCRIPTION:Join local author Janis Robinson Daly as she discusses her nov el\, Under Two Flags. .\nhttps://dedhamlibrary.libnet.info/event/17534315 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

When dreams collide with war\, survival be comes the ultimate performance.

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In October 1916\, eighteen-year-ol d Josephine Therese Marzynski leaves Boston for Berlin to pursue a dream o f studying opera at Germany&rsquo\;s most prestigious music conservatory. Living with family friends and immersing herself in German culture\, she f inds unexpected beauty and friendship in the heart of a war-torn country.< /p>\n

When America enters the Great War in April 1917\, Josephine&rsquo\ ;s world transforms overnight&mdash\;from welcomed student to enemy of the state. Trapped in Berlin\, Josephine must navigate rationing\, bureaucrat ic interrogations\, and the constant threat of suspicion. Her survival dep ends on those who risk their own safety to protect her\, while she struggl es with divided loyalties between her American identity and the German peo ple who have become her chosen family.

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Based on the true story fro m Josephine&rsquo\;s memoir and set against the backdrop of a city slowly starving under the weight of war\, Under Two Flags is a gripping tale of resilience\, moral complexity\, and the transformative power of mu sic in humanity's darkest hours. As Josephine fights to secure passage hom e\, she confronts impossible choices that will test everything she believe s about loyalty\, survival\, and the true meaning of patriotism.

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< em>For adults. Registration required. Contact \;Ari \;at apappas@minlib.net with any questions.

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About Janis:

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Inspired by the discovery t hat an ancestor founded the Woman&rsquo\;s Medical College of PA\, Daly&rs quo\;s first two award-winning books celebrate the work of pioneering wome n in medicine. Her third book\, \;Under Two Flags\, honors th e story of another woman whose life remained in the shadows of history.&nb sp\;Under Two Flags\, a retelling of Josephine Marzynski&rsquo\;s memoir from her time in Berlin during World War I\, was originally ghostw ritten by Daly's grandfather\, Eliot H. Robinson\, Sr.

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