A Book Talk with L.M. Elliott

L.M. Elliott will be at the Bookmarks Bookstore talking about her new book, Truth, Lies, and the Questions In Between, a story about the first teen girl to work as a Congressional Page in 1973. This is a free event, and attendees will have the opportunity to purchase a copy of the book with registration. Additional copies of the book along with other titles by L.M. Elliott will be for sale at the event, and the author will sign books after the talk.

Attendees are encouraged to bring thank you cards addressed to their favorite role models and women who have inspired them. There will be an opportunity to write cards at the event and share stories with other attendees.

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L. M. Elliott was an award-winning magazine journalist for 20 years before becoming a New York Times bestselling author of historical and biographical novels. Three-time finalist for the National Magazine Award and winner of multiple Dateline Awards, Elliott focused primarily on women's issues. Her groundbreaking profile of a domestic violence survivor, wife of a high-level federal government appointee, was one of the first to discuss "white-collar" violence against women and the psychological/emotional control intrinsic to the abuse. Elliott’s extensive reporting experience on such topics informed and enriched the themes and characters of TRUTH, LIES, AND THE QUESTIONS IN BETWEEN. It is her third docudrama-novel exploring a fraught political era and the dangers of disinformation, unchecked power, hate-rhetoric, and censorship.

She holds a BA from Wake Forest University and a MA in journalism from UNC-Chapel Hill.

As a presidency unravels and the fight for women's rights intensifies, a teen girl's future will be determined by her willingness to seek the truth.

Patty Appleton is making history. As one of the Senate's first female Congressional Pages, she's not only paving the way for other politically minded girls, she has a front-row seat to debates dividing the nation, especially around women's rights and roles. The battle between the old ways and the new polarizes the women in Patty's life, and she finds herself torn between traditional expectations--to be an obedient daughter aspiring to become a perfect wife--and questions new friends like fiercely feminist Simone encourage her to ask.

But the questions don't stop at women's rights: The Watergate scandal is intensifying. As evidence mounts that the White House engaged in crimes, smears, and cover-ups to manipulate an election, Patty worries her dad, a fundraiser for President Nixon, could somehow be involved. Determining truth from lies becomes ever more essential for the nation's future--and for Patty's as well.

Illustrated throughout with remarkable real-life images and headlines, this timely exploration of 1973--the year of Watergate hearings, the Equal Rights Amendment, and Roe v. Wade--unfolds through the story of a young woman driven to question everything as she learns to think for, and rely on, herself.

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