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“Bluebird”, author reading with Genevieve Graham

April 13, 2022 @ 6:55 pm - 9:55 pm America/Halifax

All are welcome to join us this evening for an illustrated presentation with local author Genevieve Graham, as she shares with us her latest novel, “Bluebird”.

The presentation will be shared online via ZOOM webinar and by phone via teleconference, and you may join us from where ever you wish – by clicking on the ZOOM webinar link following below,

Please click the link below to join the webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82259436239?pwd=bGhZbWFzZ0V3OEtvNVNRMlU4cFJOUT09

Passcode:174888

or by phone – please dial, 1(800) 974-5902, and then enter the Conference ID, 6217271.
** Closed Captioning function (voice to text) is available through the ZOOM webinar.

* For assistance with the ZOOM technology during tonight’s author event, please contact Cristal at the New Glasgow Library, (902) 752-8233.

About the book:

A dazzling novel set during the Great War and postwar Prohibition about a young nurse, a soldier, and a family secret that binds them together for generations to come—from USA TODAY and repeat #1 bestselling author Genevieve Graham.

Present day

Cassie Simmons, a museum curator, is enthusiastic about solving mysteries from the past, and she has a personal interest in the history of the rumrunners who ferried illegal booze across the Detroit River during Prohibition. So when a cache of whisky labeled Bailey Brothers’ Best is unearthed during a local home renovation, Cassie hopes to find the answers she’s been searching for about the legendary family of bootleggers…

1918

Corporal Jeremiah Bailey of the 1st Canadian Tunnelling Company is tasked with planting mines in the tunnels beneath enemy trenches. After Jerry is badly wounded in an explosion, he finds himself in a Belgium field hospital under the care of Adele Savard, one of Canada’s nursing sisters, nicknamed “Bluebirds” for their blue gowns and white caps. As Jerry recovers, he forms a strong connection with Adele, who is from a place near his hometown of Windsor, along the Detroit River. In the midst of war, she’s a welcome reminder of home, and when Jerry is sent back to the front, he can only hope that he’ll see his bluebird again.

By war’s end, both Jerry and Adele return home to Windsor, scarred by the horrors of what they endured overseas. When they cross paths one day, they have a chance to start over. But the city is in the grip of Prohibition, which brings exciting opportunities as well as new dangerous conflicts that threaten to destroy everything they have fought for.

Pulled from the pages of history, Bluebird is a compelling, luminous novel about the strength of the human spirit and the power of love to call us home.

About the Author:

Genevieve Graham is the USA TODAY and #1bestselling author of The Forgotten Home Child, Letters Across the Sea, Tides of Honour, Promises to Keep, Come from Away, and At the Mountain’s Edge. Her latest novel, Bluebird ,will be published April 2022. She is passionate about breathing life back into Canadian history through tales of love and adventure. She lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Visit her at www.GenevieveGraham.com or on Twitter and Instagram@GenGrahamAuthor.

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Details

Date:
April 13, 2022
Time:
6:55 pm - 9:55 pm America/Halifax
Website:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1112393112887381/

Venue

Online via ZOOMwebinar
Online via ZOOMwebinar + Google Map