2019 May Book Group

NOTE: CHANGE IN PROGRAM SCHEDULE; AUTHOR TO SPEAK AT 6:30 BEFORE DINNER

To accommodate the author’s travel schedule, we will rearrange our program tonight. Beginning at 6 PM, we will quickly register and get beverages. At 6:30, Marie Benedict will speak for about an hour. After she leaves, we will begin dinner and continue conversations about the book.

ABOUT THE BOOK

She possessed a stunning beauty. She also possessed a stunning mind. Could the world handle both?

Her beauty almost certainly saved her from the rising Nazi party and led to marriage with an Austrian arms dealer. Underestimated in everything else, she overheard the Third Reich's plans while at her husband's side, understanding more than anyone would guess. She devised a plan to flee in disguise from their castle, and the whirlwind escape landed her in Hollywood. She became Hedy Lamarr, screen star.

But she kept a secret more shocking than her heritage or her marriage: she was a scientist. And she knew a few secrets about the enemy. She had an idea that might help the country fight the Nazis...if anyone would listen to her.

A powerful novel based on the incredible true story of the glamour icon and scientist whose groundbreaking invention revolutionized modern communication, The Only Woman in the Room is a masterpiece.

Link to the author's website: www.authormariebenedict.com

Link to The Barnes & Noble Podcast: www.barnesandnoble.com/review/marie-benedict-podcast

FOR PBS VIEWERS who stream via a GPB Passport or PBS NOW, see American Masters: Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story; Season 32, episode 3. Also, check your local PBS schedule. Episodes in this series are replayed.