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Author of The Martha's Vineyard Beach and Book Club
New York Times bestselling author Martha Hall Kelly discusses her latest novel The Martha's Vineyard Beach and Book Club, a riveting WWII-era novel set on the Vineyard in 1942, which was inspired by her mother's stories of growing up on the island. Fans of Kristin Hannah and Kate Quinn won't want to miss Martha Hall Kelley's latest historical fiction title!
The Smith girls—nineteen-year-old aspiring writer Cadence and sixteen-year-old, war-obsessed Briar—are faced with the impossible task of holding their failing family farm together during World War II as the U.S. Army arrives on Martha’s Vineyard. When Briar spots German U-boats lurking off the island’s shores, and Cadence falls into an unlikely romance with a sworn enemy, their quiet lives are officially upended. In an attempt at normalcy, Cadence and her best friend Bess start a book club, which grows in both members and influence as they connect with a fabulous New York publisher who could make all of Cadence’s dreams come true. But all that is put at risk by a mysterious man who washes ashore—and whispers of a spy in their midst. Who in their tight-knit island community can they trust? Could this little book club change the course of the war—before it’s too late?
A Different Drummer Books will be on site with books for sale and signing after the talk.
Presented in partnership with Doubleday Canada and A Different Drummer Books
Martha Hall Kelly is the New York Times bestselling author of Lilac Girls, Lost Roses, Sunflower Sisters, and The Golden Doves. With a background in journalism, she worked as an advertising copywriter for many years before becoming a novelist.
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