About this Event
Kate Quin
n\, the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Huntress an
d The Alice Network\, returns with another heart-stopping World War II sto
ry of three female code breakers at Bletchley Park and the spy they must r
oot out after the war is over. As the royal wedding of Princess Elizabeth
and Prince Philip whips post-war Britain into a fever\, three friends-turn
ed-enemies are reunited by a mysterious encrypted letter&ndash\;the key to
which lies buried in the long-ago betrayal that destroyed their friendshi
p and left one of them confined to an asylum
Martha Hall Kelly&rsquo\;s million-copy bestseller Lilac Girls i ntroduced readers to Caroline Ferriday. Now\, in Sunflower Sisters\, Kelly tells the story of Ferriday&rsquo\;s ancestor Georgeanna Woolsey\, a Unio n nurse during the Civil War whose calling leads her to cross paths with J emma\, a young enslaved girl who is sold off and conscripted into the army \, and Anne-May Wilson\, a Southern plantation mistress whose husband enli sts. Inspired by true accounts\, Sunflower Sisters provides a vivid\, deta iled look at the Civil War experience\, from the barbaric and inhumane pla ntations\, to a war-torn New York City\, to the horrors of the battlefield .
\n\nThe event is limited to the first 95 registrants. Cost is $5 for Friends members and $10 for non-members. Yo u can join the friends sta rting at only $15 and enjoy discounts on upcoming events and our popul ar book sales.
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The Friends is a non
-profit organization whose mission is to advocate and raise funds for the
Delaware County District Library. Check out our Facebook page and website
for additional updates about the event and information on how to join.
Support local! Order your copies from Birdie Books in West erville and they will donate 20% of the proceeds to the Friends of the Library. They also offer free delivery to Delaware and Franklin County.\n
\nWhat would a virtual book talk be without some coffee and sweets? Pick up a box of treats from Fat Girl Bakery in Lewis Center prio r to the event. A box containing 4 iced sugar cookies\, 1 large fudge brow nie\, 1 vanilla cake pop\, and 2 vanilla macarons will cost only $20 and c an be picked up between April 27-29.
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