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Helen Simonson, The Summer Before the War, in conversation with Tracy Guzeman
Kepler's Books
Menlo Park, CA
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Helen Simonson, The Summer Before the War, in conversation with Tracy Guzeman
Presented by Peninsula Arts & Letters and Kepler's Books

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

7:30pm

Seating Area opens at 6:30pm
Kepler's Books
1010 El Camino Real
Menlo Park, CA 94025

Join us for an evening with the bestselling author of "Major Pettigrew's Last Stand", to celebrate the publication of her highly anticipated second novel, "The Summer Before the War".  

East Sussex, 1914. It is the end of England's brief Edwardian summer, and everyone agrees that the weather has never been so beautiful. Formidable local matriarch, Agatha Kent, has just risked her reputation by publicly pushing for the appointment of a female Latin teacher but when Beatrice Nash arrives, with one trunk and several large crates of books, she is not as old or as meek as expected. As Beatrice navigates the strictures of small town life, an unimaginable war looms. The true limits of progress, and the old ways, will be tested as this small Sussex town and its inhabitants go to war.

Of "The Summer Before the War", Simonson says "I think the whole world can be explained in a small town and I believe in the illuminating power of humor to explain and process the absurdities of war. Though I hope you'll laugh and love with my characters in their Edwardian summer idyll, buy the end of the book, I fully intend to break your heart."

Tracy Guzeman is the author of the acclaimed novel The Gravity of Birds. She has written for Gulf Coast, Vestal Review, and Glimmer Train Stories.

This event is free but please register here.

Location

Kepler's Books (View)
1010 El Camino Real
Menlo Park, CA 94025
United States

Categories

Arts > Literary

Kid Friendly: Yes!
Dog Friendly: Yes!
Non-Smoking: Yes!
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes!

Contact

Owner: Kepler's Literary Foundation
On BPT Since: Aug 23, 2012
 
Kepler's Books
www.keplers.com


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