Books & Bites: Carolyn Curry with Trudy's Awakening
Trudy's Awakening is a historical novel set in the latter half of nineteenth-century Georgia that tells the story of three women whose lives were intermingled as they worked to overcome society's barriers to their progress and success.
Carolyn Curry uses her own research from the award-winning biography, Suffer and Grow Strong: The Life of Ella Gertrude Clanton Thomas, 1834–1907, to imagine the way these women's different paths crossed in their fight for freedom, civil rights, and successful careers. As their lives intersect, they form close bonds and become friends. While their talents are unique, they share a common experience: they are survivors determined to make life better for themselves and other women.
Readers will encounter the history of Atlanta and Georgia in the difficult years after the Civil War and learn how women coped and succeeded in that changing world. 'More than anything,' Curry says, 'I want women to know that when bad things happen, and they always do, they can find a way through to a better place with their love and commitment to one another.'
For more information, or to request an accommodation, please contact the library at 828-526-3031.
Saturday, September 13, 2025 - 12:30pm
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Hudson Library
554 Main St.
Highlands
NC
28741
Telephone:
828-526-3031
http://fontanalib.org/highlands