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SUMMARY:Longwood Gardens Community Read: Author Event on Zoom (Adult Event
 )
LOCATION:3450 Brookside Road Macungie\, PA 18062
DESCRIPTION:<p>For the fourth year\, our library is partnering with the Lo
 ngwood Gardens Community Read program throughout the Spring and Summer. Th
 e 2024 featured adult title is <em><strong>The Last Garden in England</str
 ong></em> by Julia Kelly.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><br />A poignant\, unfor
 gettable tale of five women connected across time by one very special gard
 en.<br />Present Day: Emma Lovell has dedicated her career to breathing ne
 w life into long-neglected gardens. But when she gets the chance of a life
 time--to restore the grounds of the famed Highbury House-Emma begins to un
 cover secrets long buried in the garden&rsquo\;s past.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>
 \n<p>1907: Talented and ambitious\, Venetia Smith is the garden designer t
 o the newly wealthy looking to show off their sumptuous country houses. Sh
 e arrives at Highbury House determined to make the gardens a triumph\, nev
 er expecting that they will change her life forever.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n
 <p>1944: All land girl Beth Pedley wants at Highbury House is a place to c
 all home. Cook Stella Adderton is desperate to break free of the house&rsq
 uo\;s pull\, while its widowed mistress\, Diana Symonds\, clings to her pr
 e-war life as Highbury is turned into a convalescent hospital. But within 
 the manor&rsquo\;s treasured gardens blooms a secret that will tie these w
 omen together for decades.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Join author Juli
 a Kelly online for a discussion of the inspirations behind her book <em><s
 trong>The Last Garden in England</strong></em>. Explore the real-life peop
 le and gardens that inspired her to write this historical fiction novel th
 at exemplifies the meaning and solace we can all find in gardens. Attendee
 s will have an opportunity to ask questions.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<
 p>The Longwood Gardens Community Read is a program designed to encourage r
 eading for pleasure and start a conversation surrounding gardens\, plants\
 , or nature. For more information about the Community Read\, go to <a href
 =\"https://longwoodgardens.org/education/community-read\">https://longwood
 gardens.org/education/community-read</a></p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Registrat
 ion Required. To register for this program\, visit <a href=\"https://longw
 oodgardens.org/events-performances/events/looking-back-create-something-ne
 w-julia-kelly\">https://longwoodgardens.org/events-performances/events/loo
 king-back-create-something-new-julia-kelly</a> to receive the Zoom invitat
 ion. Registration is open to the public.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>St
 ay tuned for more Longwood Gardens Community Read programming offered at L
 ML in the next few months.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>PA Forward: Basi
 c Literacy</p>
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