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Hidden Histories: Women and War | Reading and Discussion

Oct18th(1)Diane Simmons; Rachel Hall

Diane Simmons (The Courtship of Eva Eldridge) and Rachel Hall (Heirlooms) discuss and read from their recent books–non-fiction and fiction–which draw upon letters and accounts from the World War II period and its aftermath in this country and abroad.
“Diane Simmons has brilliantly used a collection of never-before-seen World War II letters to tell a story that has all the twists of a true crime novel. At its heart, this is a poignant, extraordinary tale of a woman who married a man with a secret and troubling past.” -Andrew Carroll, editor of the New York Times bestseller WAR LETTERS

“Heirlooms is an exquisite and thrilling collection. In fearless and incandescent prose, Rachel Hall traces the fragile resilience and quiet horrors of those displaced by war. She happens to be writing about the Second World War, but these are stories that speak to the essential human experiences of exile and loss and survival. Heirlooms captures what it is to be a refugee, and an immigrant, with a delicacy and precision that delights and haunts”. -Steve Almond











When: Tue., Oct. 18, 2016 at 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Where: Cornelia Street Cafe
29 Cornelia St.

Price: $10 cover includes a drink
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Oct18th(1)Diane Simmons; Rachel Hall

Diane Simmons (The Courtship of Eva Eldridge) and Rachel Hall (Heirlooms) discuss and read from their recent books–non-fiction and fiction–which draw upon letters and accounts from the World War II period and its aftermath in this country and abroad.
“Diane Simmons has brilliantly used a collection of never-before-seen World War II letters to tell a story that has all the twists of a true crime novel. At its heart, this is a poignant, extraordinary tale of a woman who married a man with a secret and troubling past.” -Andrew Carroll, editor of the New York Times bestseller WAR LETTERS

“Heirlooms is an exquisite and thrilling collection. In fearless and incandescent prose, Rachel Hall traces the fragile resilience and quiet horrors of those displaced by war. She happens to be writing about the Second World War, but these are stories that speak to the essential human experiences of exile and loss and survival. Heirlooms captures what it is to be a refugee, and an immigrant, with a delicacy and precision that delights and haunts”. -Steve Almond

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