Green Brook Country Club Book Review Presents "The Summer Before the War" by Helen Simonson

NORTH CALDWELL, NJ - The public is invited to Green Brook Country Club’s Book Review of "The Summer Before the War” presented by New York Times Best Selling Author, Helen Simonson, on Thursday, June 2, 2016, at 11:30 AM. The event includes a Sumptuous Luncheon, Author Presentation, Greet & Meet Author, Question & Answer Session, Personalized Book Signing and Valet Parking. (If you purchase a book at the event, you will be invited to a private author book chat after the program from 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm with complimentary "Happy 1/2 Hour" - wine, cheese, cake, coffee/tea will be served)

The bestselling author of Major Pettigrew's Last Stand returns with The Summer Before the War, a breathtaking novel of love on the eve of World War I that reaches far beyond the small English town in which it is set.

East Sussex, 1914 - It is the end of England's brief Edwardian summer, and everyone agrees that the weather has never been so beautiful. Hugh Grange, down from his medical studies, is visiting his Aunt Agatha, who lives with her husband in a small, idyllic coastal town of Rye.

The book touches on topics such as feminism at the beginning of the 20th century and just how difficult it used to be for a woman to get a job, get around, make ends meet, and remain an unmarried woman without being scolded for it. Beatrice Nash has been living in the shadow of her father for the entirety of her life. When he dies, she is left with little to nothing on account of a trust fund that doesn't allow her to withdraw any money unless a group of solicitors agree with her expenses. Considering that her father used to be a scholar, Beatrice hardly understands how he could have allowed for such a crazy plan to be created.

Helen Simonson was born in England and spent her teenage years in a small village in East Sussex. A graduate of the London School of Economics with an MFA from Stony Brook Southampton, she is a former travel advertising executive who has lived in America for the last three decades.

~Helen Simonson's books will be available to purchase and have signed at this Book Review Event~

ADVANCE REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.

THE REGISTRATION FORM FOR THIS EVENT CAN BE FOUND AT:

http://www.greenbrookcc.org/index.cfm?ID=151

For further information, call Cindy, Receptionist, at 973-228-1800 x234 or email Marlene Cohen, Book Club Chair, at mmlc2926@aol.com