Author Deborah Levison to speak at Storyteller's Cottage

Award-winning journalist and publicist Deborah Levison will speak about her book, CRATE: A Story of War, a Murder, and Justice, at the Storyteller’s Cottage on Thursday, March 21 at 7:00pm. A book discussion and signing will follow, and guests are invited to a light reception afterward. Tickets are $5.00 and can be reserved at https://www.storytellerscottage.com/book-online/author-night-with-deborah-levison.

After surviving the horrors of the Holocaust – in ghettos, on death marches, and in concentration camps – a young couple seeks refuge in Canada. They settle into a new life, certain that the terrors of their past are behind them. They build themselves a cozy little cottage on a lake in Muskoka, a cottage that becomes emblematic of their victory over the Nazis. The charming retreat is a safe haven, a refuge from haunted memories.

That is, until a single act of unspeakable violence defiles their sanctuary. Poking around the dark crawl space beneath their cottage, they discover a wooden crate, nailed tightly shut and almost hidden from view. Nothing could have prepared them for the horror of the crate’s contents – or how the peace and tranquility of their lives would be shattered.

Now, their daughter, Deborah Vadas Levison, an award-winning journalist, tells the extraordinary account of her parents’ ordeals, both in one of the darkest times in world history and their present-day lives. Written in searing, lyrical prose, THE CRATE: A Story Of War, A Murder, And Justice examines man’s seemingly limitless capacity for evil... but also, his capacity for good.
An award-winning journalist and publicist, Deborah writes for regional, national and international media. Her debut book, THE CRATE: A Story of War, a Murder, and Justice, has been called “heart wrenching,” “brilliant,” and “a necessary read.” It tells the true story of a gruesome present-day crime that rocked her family of Holocaust survivors and dredged up terrible memories of the past. Since its release last summer the book has won multiple awards
Deborah Levison’s life has two parts: the first in Canada, where she attended the Royal Conservatory of Music and the University of Toronto, and the second in Connecticut, where she lives with her husband, three children and a doodle named Moose. Visit www.debbielevison.com.

The Storyteller’s Cottage is located in a vintage Victorian house in the center of historic Simsbury, CT, and hosts all manner of immersive literary events throughout the year, including Agatha Christie inspired live murder mystery parties, Great Gatsby themed Jazz Supper Clubs, fascinating close-up illusions at Fine Parlor Magic nights, a Literary Dinner Party series on select evenings at midnight, and more.

The Storyteller's Cottage is located at 750 Hopmeadow Street in Simsbury, and features all manner of literary events and adventures, from author nights to challenging mystery room games. Parking for The Storyteller's Cottage is free, and is available on the street in front of the building, and in the Fiddler's Green parking lot on Wilcox Street (behind the house). For more information, please call 860-877-6099 or visit www.StorytellersCottage.com.