An Evening in Conversation with Local Authors: Donna Jones Alward and Sara Emsley
Schedule
Sat, 11 Jul, 2026 at 07:00 pm
UTC-03:00Location
15 Fort Sackville Road, Bedford, NS, Canada, Nova Scotia B4A 2G6 | Halifax, NS
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Scott Manor House is pleased to host this fundraising event featuring local writers, Donna Jones Alward and Sarah Emsley. Join us on July 11 at 7:00 p.m. for a fun evening with these two writers of historical fiction. They will read from each other's latest books, chat about the writing life, and what it means to be a historical fiction author in Nova Scotia. Book signing to follow. Book sales provided by Dartmouth Book Exchange, and light refreshments will be served. This event will be of interest to those who enjoy historical fiction and, in particular, to those with a passion for Jane Austen and/or the Titanic.
$20 per ticket with proceeds going to Scott Manor House. Space is limited. Register at https://tinyurl.com/SMHevent
Since 2006, New York Times bestseller Donna Jones Alward has enchanted readers with stories of happy endings and homecomings that have won several awards and been translated into over a dozen languages. She’s worked as an administrative assistant, teaching assistant, in retail and as a stay-at-home mom, but always knew her degree in English Literature would pay off, as she is now happy to be a full-time writer. Her new historical fiction tales blend her love of history with characters who step beyond their biggest fears to claim the lives they desire.
Donna currently lives in Nova Scotia, Canada, with her husband and two cats. You can often find her near the water, either kayaking on the lake or walking the sandy beaches to refill her creative well.
Sarah Emsley is the author of Jane Austen’s Philosophy of the Virtues and a history of St. Paul’s in the Grand Parade, the church in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where Jane Austen’s niece, Cassy, was baptized in 1809. She received her PhD from Dalhousie University, held a postdoctoral fellowship at the Rothermere American Institute, University of Oxford, taught classes on Austen in the Writing Program at Harvard University, and now lives in Halifax with her family. She has hosted several blog series celebrations of Austen’s work at www.sarahemsley.com, and she edited a collection of essays on Jane Austen and the North Atlantic for the Jane Austen Society. The Austens is her first novel.
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