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Historical Fiction Book Club

Thu, Aug 17

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At Birch Tree

Join us for a discussion of The Spectacular by Fiona Davis with your host Hope.

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Historical Fiction Book Club
Historical Fiction Book Club

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Aug 17, 2023, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM

At Birch Tree, 11 W Market St, Leesburg, VA 20176, USA

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New York City, 1956: Nineteen-year-old Marion Brooks knows she should be happy. Her high school sweetheart is about to propose and sweep her off to the life everyone has always expected they'd have together: a quiet house in the suburbs, Marion staying home to raise their future children. But instead, Marion finds herself feeling trapped. So when she comes across an opportunity to audition for the famous Radio City Rockettes--the glamorous precision-dancing troupe--she jumps at the chance to exchange her predictable future for the dazzling life of a performer.

Meanwhile, the city is reeling from a string of bombings orchestrated by a person the press has nicknamed the "Big Apple Bomber," who has been terrorizing the citizens of New York for sixteen years by planting bombs in popular, crowded spaces. With the public in an uproar over the lack of any real leads after a yearslong manhunt, the police turn…

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