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Downtown Bend: The Library Book Club

Event Type: Adult Program
Age Group(s): Adult
Date: 6/21/2024
Start Time: 12:00 PM
End Time: 1:00 PM
Description:
 Discuss The Phoenix Crown by Kate Quinn and Janie Chang.

From bestselling authors Janie Chang and Kate Quinn, a thrilling and unforgettable narrative about the intertwined lives of two wronged women, spanning from the chaos of the San Francisco earthquake to the glittering palaces of Versailles."--
San Francisco, 1906. In a city bustling with newly minted millionaires and scheming upstarts, two very different women hope to change their fortunes: Gemma, a golden-haired, silver-voiced soprano whose career desperately needs rekindling, and Suling, a petite and resolute Chinatown embroideress who is determined to escape an arranged marriage. Their paths cross when they are drawn into the orbit of Henry Thornton, a charming railroad magnate whose extraordinary collection of Chinese antiques includes the fabled Phoenix Crown, a legendary relic of Beijing's fallen Summer Palace.
Library: Downtown Bend Public Library
Location: Meyer Classroom
Contact: Paige Bentleuy-Flannery
Contact Number: 5416177078
Presenter: Community Librarian, Paige Bentley-Flannery