Wilmette Public Library
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Meet the Author: The Daughters of Yalta (Virtual)
Thursday, February 18
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Catherine Grace Katz discusses her book.
Join us as we host Catherine Grace Katz , author of The Daughters of Yalta: The Churchills, Roosevelts, and Harrimans: A Story of Love and War. Even though victory was within reach, tensions during the Yalta Conference in February 1945 endangered the wartime alliance between Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin. Three daughters were chosen to accompany their fathers to Yalta; glamorous young women whose intelligence, loyalty and political savvy would serve them well. Catherine Grace Katz reveals the previously untold story of Kathleen Harriman, Sarah Churchill, and Anna Roosevelt, figures who became surrounded by the dramatic political tumult of the moment, each tested and strengthened by what they experienced during the last days of World War II.
Register for Meet the Author: Thursday, February 18, 7pm
This event will be hosted on Zoom. The event is free and open to the public, though registration is required.
Copies of the book are available at the library. Additionally, ebook and eaudiobook copies are available on Digital Library of Illinois and through the Libby app.
If you are interested in purchasing a copy of The Daughters of Yalta, please support our local indie bookstore, The Book Stall, and place an order through their website, by phone at 847-446-8880, or by stopping in the store.
Take Part in a Book Discussion
Our librarians will be hosting two discussions of The Daughters of Yalta.
Register for a discussion
Tuesday, February 2, 7pm
Thursday, February 11, 11am
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From the south: Go north on Green Bay Road. Turn left on Wilmette Ave. Turn right on Park Ave. Library is located on the corner of Wilmette Ave. and Park Ave. Parking lot is on the north side of the building.
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