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Alyson Richman The Thread Collectors

When: November 8, 2022 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Where: Temple Beth Am
5950 North Kendall Drive
Miami, FL
Organizer: Marcy Levitt
Contact: Marcy Levitt at [email protected]
Cost: $10
Summary: Inspired by the authors’ family histories, this rich historical novel is set during the Civil War. Two women - one Black and yearning for freedom in New Orleans, the other a Jewish abolitionist in New York - are both accomplished sewers.
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2022-11-08 19:30:00 2022-11-08 21:00:00 America/New_York Alyson Richman The Thread Collectors Inspired by the authors’ family histories, this rich historical novel is set during the Civil War. Two women - one Black and yearning for freedom in New Orleans, the other a Jewish abolitionist in New York - are both accomplished sewers. (http://jewishmiami.org/events/alyson_richman_the_thread_collectors) Temple Beth Am Marcy Levitt [email protected]

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In The Thread Collectors the two women risk everything for love and freedom, their paths converge in New Orleans, where an unexpected encounter leads them to undertake a dangerous journey to bring their beloveds home from the front, discovering that even the most delicate threads have the capacity to work wonders.

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5950 North Kendall Drive

Miami, FL

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