Library to host ‘Becoming Madame Secretary’ author March 24
The Lewes Public Library and Browseabout Books will welcome bestselling historical fiction author Stephanie Dray for a discussion and book signing of her new novel, “Becoming Madame Secretary,” at 1 p.m., Sunday, March 24, at the library, 111 Adams Ave., Lewes.
Dray will be in conversation with Paul Sparrow, former director of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
A captivating new novel, “Becoming Madame Secretary” centers on American heroine Frances Perkins, FDR’s secretary of labor and the first woman to serve as a cabinet secretary. A driving force behind the New Deal, Perkins rose from humble beginnings to take on a political world dominated by men, facing down the Great Depression as FDR’s most trusted lieutenant. With vicious political attacks mounting and personal tragedies threatening to derail her ambitions, Perkins found herself facing impossible decisions about what she was willing to do, and what she was willing to sacrifice, to help save a nation.
To sign up, go to tinyurl.com/zoomwithauthors or call 302-645-2733.
Participants are encouraged to support the author by purchasing a signed copy of the book from local independent bookstore Browseabout Books. Books will also be available for purchase and signing at the event.
