Garden City Public Library’s Lunch Bag Book Talk

 

Thursday, March 18th 12-2

Those who carry the truth sometimes bear a terrible burden... Filled with stunning parallels to today’s world, The Postmistress by Sarah Blake is a sweeping novel about the loss of innocence of two extraordinary women and of two countries torn apart by war. On the eve of the United States’ entrance into World War II in 1940, Iris James, the postmistress of Franklin, a small town on Cape Cod, does the unthinkable —- she doesn’t deliver a letter.

In London, American radio gal Frankie Bard is working with Edward R. Murrow, reporting on the Blitz. One night in a bomb shelter, she meets a doctor from Cape Cod with a letter in his pocket, a letter Frankie vows to deliver when she returns from Germany and France, where she is to record the stories of war refugees desperately trying to escape. The residents of Franklin think the war can’t touch them - but as Frankie’s radio broadcasts air, some know that the war is indeed coming. When Frankie arrives at their doorstep, the two stories collide in a way no one could have foreseen. The Postmistress is an unforgettable tale of the secrets we must bear, or bury. It is about what happens to love during war time, when those we cherish leave. This debut novel is a reminder that every story of love or war is about looking left when we should have been looking right.

The Lunch Bag Book Talk on The Postmistress will take place on Thursday, March 18th at 12:00 PM. Registration begins Sunday, February 21st. Registration is limited to Garden City residents and must be done in person.