Author Meg Waite Clayton at Vernon Area Public Library

Meg Waite Clayton, New York Times bestselling author of The Wednesday Sisters, returns with a transportive WWII novel inspired by real frontline stories about journalists who race the Allies to occupied Paris for the scoop of their lives. Opening in Normandy on June 29, 1944, The Race for Paris follows two American female war correspondents on their quest to document (and make) history by covering the Allied liberation of Paris. Jane is a young, single journalist for the Nashville Banner. When she’s assigned to cover a field hospital, she meets Olivia, an AP photographer. Together they race the Allies to Occupied Paris determined to be the first to capture the city’s liberation from the Germans.

There will be a book signing following the program with books provided by lake Forest Book Store.

Event date:

Friday, September 18, 2014 - 1:00pm to 2:30pm.

Event address:

Vernon Area Public Library District

300 Olde Half Day Road

Lincolnshire, Il 60069