POSTPONED: C.J. McGroarty Book Talk: Clara in a Time of War In-Person
C.J. McGroarty will read from the novel and discuss the inspiration and history behind this story of love, loss and courage set in Chester County during the tumultuous year of 1777.
In a terrible time of war, one woman must fight for what she holds dear…
Pennsylvania, 1777: As war rages in the American colonies, Clara Fletcher struggles to make do on her Chester County farm while her husband is off in the fight. Lonely in the woods, with no hope of returning to her beloved Philadelphia, she has no other wish than to survive. Then, one morning her son finds a wounded man in the carriage house and her life takes an unexpected turn.
With its strong and determined heroine, Clara in a Time of War will thrill and delight as it takes readers back to a perilous time in American history.
C.J. McGroarty is a former reporter for The Philadelphia Inquirer and a Pushcart Prize nominee with an MFA in creative writing. Her work has appeared in a variety of literary journals and magazines. She is currently at work on her second novel, a supernatural mystery set in the Philadelphia suburbs