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SUMMARY:The Jilted Countess: a Literary Tea Adventure featuring award-winning author Loretta Ellsworth
DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT!! \n(You can still purchase a book below to be signed and shipped)\n  \nAbout the Event\n“You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.”– C.S. Lewis\nYour presence is requested at our upcoming Literary Tea Adventure with award-winning author Loretta Ellsworth. Loretta’s new novel\, The Jilted Countess\, presents a remarkable story of a Hungarian countess and her unusual path to find a husband. \nDon’t miss this delectable Adventure at San Diego’s historic Coral Tree Tea House\, where we will enjoy a charming tea service while Loretta divulges more about her incredible story of the woman who could be considered the first Bachelorette.   \nYour Adventure includes tea delicacies such as tea sandwiches\, Waldorf salad\, pastries\, fresh scones\, tax\, gratuity\, author presentation\, book signing\, and the opportunity to meet the author up-close and personal in an intimate setting. \n\nAbout the Author and Book\n \nLoretta Ellsworth received her MFA from Hamline University. She is a former teacher and an award-winning author of four young adult novels\, a picture book called Tangle-Knot\, and the historical novels Stars Over Clear Lake and The French Winemaker’s Daughter\, the story of two women connected by a rare and valuable bottle of wine. \n\n\n\nIn Loretta’s newest novel\, The Jilted Countess\, a desperate Hungarian countess turns to a Midwestern newspaper to find a husband in order to avoid having to return to a war-torn Europe\, sparking an overwhelming response from World War II veterans. Based on a true story\, this moving novel follows Roza as she navigates love\, loss\, and the challenges of building a new life in postwar America. \n\n\n\nTo schedule a book club visit with Loretta or any of our authors on Adventures by the Book®: \n\n\nConnect with this Author on Adventures by the Book®\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Coral Tree Tea House\n \nCoral Tree Tea House is located in Old Town’s historic Heritage County Park. There is nowhere else in San Diego where you can enjoy a Victorian home in a beautifully landscaped public park\, which also happens to be dedicated to preserving seven homes that were saved for their historical significance to the city. \nRelax in one of the beautiful dining rooms where every seat offers a glorious view of the park\, and indulge in a generous array of delicious savories\, tea sandwiches\, freshly baked scones\, and decadent desserts!
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/loretta-ellsworth-2-1-26/
LOCATION:Coral Tree Tea House\, 2490 Heritage Park Row\, San Diego\, CA 92110
CATEGORIES:Tea Adventures
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SUMMARY:Sweet Fury: A Literary Tea Adventure featuring Broadway director\, actress and debut novelist Sash Bischoff
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\n“Minute by minute the sweetness drained down into her out of the willow trees\, out of the dark world.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald\, Tender is the Night \nYour sweet presence is requested at our upcoming Literary Tea Adventure with Broadway director\, actress\, and debut novelist Sash Bischoff. Sash’s debut novel\, Sweet Fury\, is a feminist adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Tender Is the Night\, told through the eyes of movie star Lila Crayne and her film director fiancé. \nDon’t miss this delectable morning at San Diego’s historic Coral Tree Tea House\, where we will enjoy a charming tea service while Sash shares more about her new book\, perfect for fans of Fates and Furies and The Silent Patient. \nYour Adventure includes tea delicacies such as tea sandwiches\, Waldorf salad\, pastries\, Devonshire cream\, tax\, gratuity\, author presentation\, book signing\, and the opportunity to meet the author up-close and personal in an intimate setting. \nPre-order your copy of Sweet Fury below to be delivered to the event for signing\, and receive a $5 discount. Books will also be available for sale and signing at the event. \n\nAbout the Author and Book\n \nSash Bischoff is a writer and director. She attended Princeton University\, where she trained under Jeffrey Eugenides and Joyce Carol Oates\, won Princeton’s Creative Writing Fiction Award\, and founded the Princeton Writers Group. She has written plays that have been developed at theatres throughout the US\, and has held residencies at Ragdale\, PLAYA\, the Albee Foundation\, Caldera\, and Sirenland Writers Workshop. \nAs a director\, she has worked on Broadway and Off. Broadway/National Tours include Dear Evan Hansen (Associate Director); The Visit; On the Town; How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying; and Shrek. Off-Broadway/Regionally\, she has worked at theaters such as Lincoln Center\, The Public Theater\, Signature Theatre\, Atlantic Theater Company\, The New Group\, Ars Nova\, Portland Center Stage\, Williamstown\, New York Stage and Film\, Chautauqua\, The Civilians\, Primary Stages\, Jack\, Clubbed Thumb\, Colt Coeur\, The Flea\, Dixon Place\, and Less Than Rent. \nSash grew up as an actor\, and won the National Arts Award (NFAA) for Acting. \nHer debut novel\, Sweet Fury\, is a twisty\, thought-provoking novel of construction and deconstruction in conversation with the works of F. Scott Fitzgerald and told through the lens of the film industry\, Sweet Fury is an incisive and bold critique of America’s deep-rooted misogyny. With this novel\, Bischoff examines the narratives we tell ourselves\, and what happens when we co-opt others into those stories; and she probes the blurred lines between victim and perpetrator and the true meaning of justice. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Sash or any of our authors on Adventures by the Book®: \n\n\nConnect with this Author on Adventures by the Book®\n\n\n\n\n\n. \nAbout Coral Tree Tea House\n \nCoral Tree Tea House is located at 2490 Heritage Park Row\, San Diego\, CA\, 92110\, in Old Town’s historic Heritage County Park. There is nowhere else in San Diego where you can relax in a Victorian home in a beautifully landscaped public park\, which also happens to be dedicated to preserving seven homes that were saved for their historical significance to the city. \nRelax in one of the beautiful dining rooms where every seat offers a glorious view of the park\, and indulge in a generous array of delicious savories\, tea sandwiches\, freshly baked pastries\, and decadent desserts!
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/sash-bischoff-6-8-25/
LOCATION:Coral Tree Tea House\, 2490 Heritage Park Row\, San Diego\, CA 92110
CATEGORIES:Tea Adventures
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SUMMARY:The Apology: A Literary Tea Adventure featuring acclaimed author Jimin Han
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\n“There is something in the nature of tea that leads us into a world of quiet contemplation of life.” – Lin Yutang \nBoth your contemplation and presence are requested at our upcoming tea adventure with acclaimed author Jimin Han. Jimin’s new novel\, The Apology\, presents the story of a pampered and defiant South Korean matriarch thrust into the afterlife from which she seeks a second chance to make amends—and fights off a tragic curse that could devastate future generations. \nDon’t miss this delectable Adventure at San Diego’s historic Coral Tree Tea House\, where we will enjoy a charming tea service while Jimin shares more about her incisive tale of sisterhood and diaspora. \nYour Adventure includes tea delicacies such as tea sandwiches\, Waldorf salad\, pastries\, Devonshire cream\, tax\, gratuity\, author presentation\, book signing\, and the opportunity to meet the author up-close and personal in an intimate setting. \n\nAbout the Author and Book\n \nJimin Han was born in Seoul\, South Korea\, and grew up in Providence\, Rhode Island; Dayton\, Ohio; and Jamestown\, New York. She is the author of two bestselling novels and her work has been supported by the New York State Council on the Arts. More of Jimin’s writing can be found at American Public Media’s Weekend America\, Poets & Writers\, and through other media outlets. \nJimin’s latest book\, The Apology\, instantly became a Barnes and Noble Discover Pick and was also named the best book of the summer by the LA Times\, Vanity Fair\, Shondaland\, and Apple Books. The novel centers around Jeonga Cha\, a 105-year-old woman living in South Korea\, who is suddenly thrust into the afterlife\, forced to fight off a curse that will otherwise devastate many generations to come. \nWhen she is compelled to confront the choices of her past\, Jeonga leaves herself\, as well as readers\, endlessly wondering: how could she have known that her past decisions would return to haunt her—threatening to tear apart her bond with her beloved son\, her relationship with her infuriatingly insolent sisters\, and the future of the family she has worked so hard to protect? \nPart ghost story and part family epic\, The Apology is a sweeping intergenerational saga\, reaching back to the days of Japanese colonialism and the Korean War\, and told through the singular voice of a defiant\, funny\, and unforgettable centenarian. \nAbout Coral Tree Tea House\n \n\nCoral Tree Tea House is located at 2490 Heritage Park Row\, San Diego\, CA\, 92110\, in Old Town’s historic Heritage County Park. There is nowhere else in San Diego where you can relax in a Victorian home in a beautifully landscaped public park\, which also happens to be dedicated to preserving seven homes that were saved for their historical significance to the city. \nRelax in one of the beautiful dining rooms where every seat offers a glorious view of the park\, and indulge in a generous array of delicious savories\, tea sandwiches\, freshly baked pastries\, and decadent desserts!
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/jimin-han/
LOCATION:Coral Tree Tea House\, 2490 Heritage Park Row\, San Diego\, CA 92110
CATEGORIES:Tea Adventures
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SUMMARY:Coral Tree Tea House Adventure featuring USA Today & international bestselling author Tracey Enerson Wood
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\n“A woman is like a tea bag – you can’t tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.” – Eleanor Roosevelt\nYour presence is requested at our upcoming Tea adventure with international and USA Today bestselling author Tracey Enerson Wood. Tracey’s new novel\, The President’s Wife\, presents a vivid portrait of a woman whose remarkable role and achievements in history have largely been relegated to the shadows. \nDon’t miss this delectable Adventure at San Diego’s historic Coral Tree Tea House\, where we will enjoy a charming tea service while Tracey divulges more about her incredible story of the First Lady who clandestinely assumed the presidency.   \nYour Adventure includes tea delicacies such as tea sandwiches\, Waldorf salad\, pastries\, Devonshire cream\, tax\, gratuity\, author presentation\, book signing\, and the opportunity to meet the author up-close and personal in an intimate setting. \n\nAbout the Author and Book\n \nTracey Enerson Wood is an international and USA Today bestselling author of four books\, as well as a published playwright whose family is steeped in military tradition. Tracey has authored magazine columns and has written and directed plays and screenplays. The Engineer’s Wife is her first published novel and quickly became a bestseller\, both internationally and in the U.S. \nTracey’s newest novel\, The President’s Wife\, is at once sweeping and intimate. Centered around Socialite Edith Bolling and her unexpected\, sudden marriage to President Woodrow Wilson\, Tracey effectively paints the astonishing portrait of a courageous First Lady and the sacrifices she made to protect her husband and her country at all costs. \nThroughout the novel\, Edith must learn how to contend with the demands of a tumultuous country\, the secrets of Woodrow’s true condition\, and the potentially devastating consequences of her failure. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Tracey or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n\n\nConnect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n\n\n\nAbout Coral Tree Tea House\n \nCoral Tree Tea House is located at 2490 Heritage Park Row\, San Diego\, CA\, 92110\, in Old Town’s historic Heritage County Park. There is nowhere else in San Diego where you can relax in a Victorian home in a beautifully landscaped public park\, which also happens to be dedicated to preserving seven homes that were saved for their historical significance to the city. \nRelax in one of the beautiful dining rooms where every seat offers a glorious view of the park\, and indulge in a generous array of delicious savories\, tea sandwiches\, freshly baked scones\, and decadent desserts!
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/tracey-enerson-wood/
LOCATION:Coral Tree Tea House\, 2490 Heritage Park Row\, San Diego\, CA 92110
CATEGORIES:Tea Adventures
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SUMMARY:Love Buzz: a Debut Author Afternoon Tea Adventure featuring Neely Tubati Alexander
DESCRIPTION:About the In-Person Event\nA wretched maid of honor. A hangover from hell. Raucous Mardi Gras crowds. There isn’t much Serena Khan is enjoying about this four-day New Orleans destination bachelorette party UNTIL sparks fly with a handsome stranger…  \nCan you imagine how difficult it is as a first-time author to find new readers? We sure do\, and that’s why we created a new series designed to help you discover new authors we think you’ll really enjoy\, in an intimate setting conducive to conversation and engaging personally with the author. \nPlease join us at our Debut Author Afternoon Tea Adventure to meet Neely Tubati Alexander and enjoy her hilarious and deeply humane novel\, Love Buzz\, which prompts us all to ask if the life we’re living is a life worth loving. \nJoin us live and in-person for our new series\, Debut Author Afternoon Tea Adventure! Gather around the table\, give a debut author a chance to share their first book\, while you sip on calming herbal tea\, nibble on sweet afternoon bites\, and discuss Neely’s new book\, Love Buzz. Your Adventure includes tea and sweet bites\, a copy of Love Buzz to be delivered and signed at the private San Diego residence\, tax\, and the opportunity to engage with Neely live and in-person. \n  \nRegistration\nTo register for the event\, simply select the Afternoon Tea Registration option below\, and the address to the private San Diego residence will be provided 3 days prior to the event via email. \n  \nAbout the Author and Book\n \nNeely Tubati Alexander is the author of women’s fiction with rom-com feels you can escape into with a smile. Originally from the Seattle area\, she currently resides in Arizona with her husband and two elementary-aged children. If she’s not tucked away at the little desk in her bedroom writing\, you can find her at some kiddo activity\, drinking wine\, or watching reality television\, usually the last two together. \nHer book\, Love Buzz\, is a sparkling debut about grief\, love\, family and the road not taken. In this spectacularly enjoyable and serendipitous adventure\, a chance romantic encounter during a wild night at a Mardi Gras bachelorette party sends strait-laced Serena Khan’s carefully constructed life into chaos.
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/neely-tubati-alexander-5-10-23/
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SUMMARY:Coronation Year: a Literary Tea Adventure with USA Today and international bestselling author Jennifer Robson
DESCRIPTION:GREAT NEWS! We have added a second seating for our Coronation Year Adventure. Since the first seating sold out so quickly\, we now have limited spaces available at 3:00pm for the second seating\, but hurry\, before they are all gone!\n  \nAbout the Event\n\nIt’s coronation year\, as King Charles III’s ceremony is set to take place on May 6\, 2023\, at Westminster Abbey in London\, so we think it’s time for a Coronation Year Literary Tea Adventure. And we couldn’t think of a better author to celebrate with than USA Today and international bestselling author Jennifer Robson\, as she returns with another enthralling and royal-adjacent historical novel\, Coronation Year\, which takes place as the lives of three very different residents of London’s historic Blue Lion hotel converge in a potentially explosive climax on the day of Queen Elizabeth’s Coronation… \nJoin Jennifer for a literary tea at the historic Coral Tree Tea House\, where you can relax in a Victorian home in a beautifully landscaped public park. Over books\, tea\, and delectable treats like dainty sandwiches\, scones\, and seasonal berries\, enjoy a chance to learn about  Jennifer’s new novel\, Coronation Year. \nYour Adventure includes the tea in Old Town’s historic Heritage County Park\, tea sandwiches and desserts\, hot tea\, tax\, gratuity\, book discussion\, Q&A\, author signing\, and an opportunity to meet the author up close and personal in an intimate setting. \nBooks will be available for purchase and signing during the tea\, or pre-order your paperback copy of Coronation Year for delivery and signing at the event. The paperback book is available at a discounted price with purchase of event ticket. \nNOTE: Seating is limited\, so you will want to register soon to guarantee a seat! \n  \nAbout the Author and Book\n \nJennifer Robson is the USA Today and #1 Toronto Globe & Mail bestselling author of Somewhere in France and After the War Is Over. She holds a doctorate in British economic and social history from Saint Antony’s College\, University of Oxford\, where she was a Commonwealth Scholar and an SSHRC Doctoral Fellow. She lives in Toronto\, Canada with her husband and young children. \nIn Jennifer’s new book\, Coronation Year\, it is Coronation Year\, 1953\, and a new queen is about to be crowned. The people of London are in a mood to celebrate\, none more so than the residents of the Blue Lion hotel. \nEdie Howard\, owner and operator of the floundering Blue Lion\, has found the miracle she needs: on Coronation Day\, Queen Elizabeth in her gold coach will pass by the hotel’s front door\, allowing Edie to charge a fortune for rooms and\, barring disaster\, save her beloved home from financial ruin. Edie’s luck might just be turning\, all thanks to a young queen about her own age. \nStella Donati\, a young Italian photographer and Holocaust survivor\, has come to live at the Blue Lion while she takes up a coveted position at Picture Weekly magazine. London in celebration mode feels like a different world to her. As she learns the ins and outs of her new profession\, Stella discovers a purpose and direction that honor her past and bring hope for her future. \nJames Geddes\, a war hero and gifted artist\, has struggled to make his mark in a world that disdains his Indian ancestry. At the Blue Lion\, though\, he is made to feel welcome and worthy. Yet even as his friendship with Edie deepens\, he begins to suspect that something is badly amiss at his new home. \nWhen anonymous threats focused on Coronation Day\, the Blue Lion\, and even the queen herself disrupt their mood of happy optimism\, Edie and her friends must race to uncover the truth\, save their home\, and expose those who seek to erase the joy and promise of Coronation Year. \n. \n  \nAbout the Coral Tree Tea House\nYou’re invited to visit the Coral Tree Tea House located in Old Town’s historic Heritage County Park! No where else can you relax in a Victorian home in a beautifully landscaped public park dedicated to the preservation of seven homes that were saved for their historical significance to the city of San Diego. \n 
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/jennifer-robson-4-8-22/
CATEGORIES:San Diego Adventures,Tea Adventures
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SUMMARY:Summer 2022 Literary Tea Adventure featuring NYT and international bestselling author Eleanor Brown
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nREGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE NOW! Please *REGISTER HERE*.\n\n A striking and intimate new novel about three very different women facing an impossible question: What makes a family… \nJoin New York Times and international bestselling author Eleanor Brown for a decadent afternoon tea at the historic Westgate Hotel. Over books\, bubbly\, and delectable tea treats like dainty sandwiches\, scones\, and seasonal berries\, you will enjoy an afternoon presentation by Eleanor as she discusses her new novel\, Any Other Family. \n \nYour Adventure includes an elegant tea in the historic heart of San Diego\, book discussion\, Q&A\, author signing\, and an opportunity to meet the author up close and personal in an intimate and luxurious setting. Seating is limited due to current COVID restrictions\, so you will want to register soon to guarantee a seat. \nBooks will be available for purchase and signing during the tea\, or pre-order your hardcover copy of Any Other Family for delivery and signing at the event. \n  \nEvent Registration\nRegistration for this Literary Tea Adventure is ONLY available through the Westgate Hotel. Please REGISTER HERE. \nThe shopping cart below is to pre-order a signed hardcover copy of Any Other Family (to be delivered at the event for signing) only and will not register you for the tea. \n  \nAbout the Author and Book\n \nEleanor Brown is the New York Times and #1 international bestselling author of The Weird Sisters and The Light of Paris. Her writing has been hailed by People magazine as “delightful” and “creative and original” by Library Journal. \nIn addition to her fiction writing\, Eleanor edited the anthology A Paris All Your Own. Her book reviews\, interviews\, and essays have been featured in publications including The Washington Post\, The Guardian\, and Publishers Weekly. \nBorn and raised in the Washington\, D.C. area\, Eleanor lives with her family in Colorado. \nIn her new novel\, Any Other Family\, Eleanor tells the story of a family formed when three sets of parents adopt biological siblings\, and how that delicate relationship is tested when the children’s birth mother becomes pregnant again and asks the family to find parents for this child. \nA book that asks what makes a family\, a good parent\, and what we owe the people we love. \n.
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/eleanor-brown-7-17-22/
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SUMMARY:Spring 2022 Literary Tea Adventure featuring NYT Bestselling Author Patti Callahan
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nRegistration is now open!\n\nIt was called “The Titanic of the South.” The luxury steamship sank in 1838 with the elite on board; through time\, their fates were forgotten–until the wreck was found\, and now their story is finally being told… \nWe are thrilled to announce the return of our popular Literary Tea Adventures\, featuring New York Times and international bestselling author Patti Callahan! Please join us for a decadent afternoon tea at the historic Westgate Hotel. Over books\, bubbly\, and delectable tea treats like dainty sandwiches\, scones\, and seasonal berries\, you will enjoy an afternoon presentation by Patti as she discusses her novel\, Surviving Savannah. \n \nYour Adventure includes an elegant tea in the historic heart of San Diego\, book discussion\, Q&A\, author signing\, and an opportunity to meet the author up close and personal in an intimate and luxurious setting. Seating is limited due to current COVID restrictions\, so you will want to register soon to guarantee a seat. \nBooks will be available for purchase and signing during the tea\, or pre-order your paperback copy of Surviving Savannah and your hardcover copy of Once Upon A Wardrobe below for delivery and signing at the event. \n  \nEvent Registration\nRegistration for this Literary Tea Adventure is ONLY available through the Westgate Hotel. Please register* HERE. \n* If you have problems registering for this event\, please call McKenna Wecker at 619-238-1818. * \nThe shopping cart below is to pre-order a signed paperback copy of Surviving Savannah and/or a hardcover copy of Once Upon a Wardrobe (to be delivered at the event for signing) only and will not register you for the tea. \n  \nAbout the Author and Book\nPatti Callahan Henry is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of sixteen novels and the recipient of The Christy Award\, A 2019 Winner “Book of the Year”; The Harper Lee Distinguished Writer of the Year for 2020 and the Alabama Library Association Book of the Year for 2019. She is the co-host and co-creator of the popular weekly online Friends and Fiction live web show and podcast\, as well as a contributor to the weekly life lesson essay column for Parade Magazine. \nGrowing up in Philadelphia as the daughter of a Presbyterian minister\, Patti learned early the value of storytelling. At the age of twelve\, her family moved to South Florida where Patti found the sanctuary of libraries and began her slow but steady journey into understanding the power of story to navigate confusing times in life. A full-time author and mother of three children\, she now resides in both Mountain Brook\, Alabama\, and Bluffton\, South Carolina with her husband. \nHer latest novel\, Surviving Savannah\, is a compelling story of survival about the “Titanic of the South.” When Savannah history professor Everly Winthrop is asked to guest-curate a new museum collection focusing on artifacts recovered from the steamship Pulaski\, she’s shocked. The ship sank after a boiler explosion in 1838\, and the wreckage was just discovered\, 180 years later. Everly can’t resist the opportunity to try to solve some of the mysteries and myths surrounding the devastating night of its sinking. \nEverly’s research leads her to the astounding history of a family of eleven who boarded the Pulaski together\, and the extraordinary stories of two women from this family: a known survivor\, Augusta Longstreet\, and her niece\, Lilly Forsyth\, who was never found\, along with her child. These aristocratic women were part of Savannah’s society\, but when the ship exploded\, each was faced with difficult and heartbreaking decisions. This is a moving and powerful exploration of what women will do to endure in the face of tragedy\, the role fate plays\, and the myriad ways we survive the surviving.
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/patti-callahan-4-24-22/
CATEGORIES:San Diego Adventures,Tea Adventures
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SUMMARY:Summer 2021 Literary Tea Adventure featuring Kate Quinn
DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT!!!\nAbout the Event\n\nWe are thrilled to announce our first in-person event in more than a year\, our Summer 2021 Literary Tea Adventure featuring New York Times and international bestselling author Kate Quinn. Please join us for a decadent afternoon tea at the historic Westgate Hotel. Over books\, bubbly\, and delectable tea treats like dainty tea sandwiches\, scones\, & seasonal berries\, you will enjoy an afternoon presentation by Kate as she discusses in-person\, for the first time since COVID\, her newest novel\, The Rose Code. \n \nYour Adventure includes an elegant tea in the historic heart of San Diego\, book discussion\, Q&A\, author signing\, and an opportunity to meet the author up close and personal in an intimate and luxurious setting. Seating is limited due to current COVID restrictions\, so you will want to register soon to guarantee a seat. \nBooks will be available for purchase and signing during the tea\, or pre-order your copy below for delivery and signing at the event. \n  \nAbout the Author\nKate Quinn is the New York Times and international bestselling author of the historical novels The Alice Network and The Huntress. A native of southern California\, she attended Boston University where she earned a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Classical Voice. She has written four novels in the Empress of Rome Saga\, and two books in the Italian Renaissance\, before turning to the 20th century. All have been translated into multiple languages. Kate and her husband live in San Diego with three rescue dogs. \n\nIn her new book\, The Rose Code (William Morrow\, March 9\, 2021)\, Kate returns with another heart-stopping World War II story of three female code breakers at Bletchley Park and the spy they must root out after the war is over. A beautiful blue-blooded debutante\, a tart-tongued London shop-girl\, and a shy crossword-solving spinster join the war against Nazi Germany as codebreakers of Bletchley Park\, only to find that the real puzzle lies inside the Park itself as a traitor sets them against each other in a betrayal reaching past the end of the war. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Kate or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n\n\nConnect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n\n\n\n\n  \nEvent Registration\nRegistration for this Literary Tea Adventure is ONLY available through the Westgate Hotel; REGISTRATION AVAILABLE NOW!  \nThe PayPal shopping cart below is to pre-order a signed copy of The Rose Code (to be delivered at the event for signing) only and will not register you for the tea. \n 
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/summer-2021-literary-tea/
CATEGORIES:San Diego Adventures,Tea Adventures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200328T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200328T163000
DTSTAMP:20260506T181708
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SUMMARY:Spring 2020 Literary Tea Adventure
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\n\nDue to the Corona virus concerns\, this event has been cancelled.  We hope to reschedule at a future time. If you purchased tickets to the event\, you should be receiving a refund directly from the Westgate Hotel. If you have not received a refund\, please contact the Westgate Hotel directly.\nWe are delighted to announce our Spring 2020 Literary Tea Adventure featuring Patti Callahan Henry\, New York Times bestselling author of 15 novels. Please join us for a decadent afternoon tea at the historic Westgate Hotel. Over books\, bubbly\, and delectable tea treats like dainty tea sandwiches\, scones\, & seasonal berries\, you will enjoy an afternoon presentation by Patti as she shares the inspiration behind the improbable love story of Joy Davidman and C.S. Lewis\, featured in her recent runaway bestseller\, Becoming Mrs. Lewis \n \nYour Adventure includes an elegant tea in the historic heart of San Diego\, book discussion\, Q&A\, author signing\, and an opportunity to meet the author up close and personal in an intimate and luxurious setting. Important note! Pricing has not changed. It is now reflective of the price including all tax\, gratuity\, and fees. These fees will no longer be added to the ticket cost at check out. \nBooks will be available for purchase and signing during the tea\, or pre-order your copy below for delivery and signing at the event. \nAbout the Author\n \nPatti Callahan Henry is a New York Times bestselling author of fifteen novels\, including the historical fiction\, Becoming Mrs. Lewis – The Improbable Love Story of Joy Davidman and C.S. She is also the host of the upcoming seven-part original “Behind the Scenes of Becoming Mrs. Lewis Podcast Series” launched on October 1\, 2019.     \nPatti’s books include Losing the Moon\, Between the Tides; Where the River Runs; When Light Breaks; Between the Tides; The Art of Keeping Secrets; Driftwood Summer; The Perfect Love Song: A Holiday Story; Coming Up for Air; And Then I Found You; The Stories We Tell; The Idea of Love\, The Bookshop at Water’s End\, Becoming Mrs. Lewis and The Favorite Daughter.  \nA finalist in the Townsend Prize for Fiction\, an Indie Next Pick\, an OKRA pick\, and a multiple nominee for the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance (SIBA) Novel of the Year\, Patti is published in numerous languages. Her articles and essays have appeared in Southern Living\, PINK\, Writer’s Digest\, Portico Magazine\, Birmingham Magazine and more. \nGrowing up in Philadelphia as the daughter of a Presbyterian minister\, Patti learned early the value of storytelling. At the age of twelve\, her family moved to South Florida where Patti found the sanctuary of libraries and began her slow but steady journey into understanding the power of story to navigate confusing times in life. She attended Auburn University for her undergraduate work\, and Georgia State University for her graduate degree. Once a Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist\, she now writes full time. The mother of three children\, she now lives in both Mountain Brook\, Alabama and Bluffton\, South Carolina with her husband. \nEvent Registration\nRegistration for this Literary Tea Adventure is ONLY available through the Westgate Hotel; REGISTRATION AVAILABLE NOW!  \nPlease note that the event is $65 per person; the cost has not changed. The pricing now reflects the all-inclusive cost\, including all gratuity\, tax\, and fee. These fees will no longer be added on to the ticket price at check out. The PayPal shopping cart below is to pre-order a signed copy of Becoming Mrs. Lewis only and will not register you for the tea.
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/spring-2020-literary-tea/
CATEGORIES:San Diego Adventures,Tea Adventures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191019T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191019T170000
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SUMMARY:Fall 2019 Literary Tea
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\n \n\nWe are thrilled to announce our Fall 2019 Literary Tea Adventure featuring Sarah McCoy\, New York Times\, USA Today\, and internationally bestselling author of Marilla of Green Gables.  Join us as we celebrate the paperback release of her novel\, a bold and heartfelt tale of life at Green Gables… before Anne. \nYou won’t want to miss this decadent event at the historic Westgate Hotel. Over books\, bubbly\, and delectable tea treats like crab cakes\, scones\, & seasonal berries\, we will bask in a marvelous afternoon with Sarah McCoy. As we dine\, Sarah share with us how she brought Marilla to life\, understand how Marilla became the woman she did\, and how Sarah created a story that has become equally as loved as the original. \nYour Adventure includes an elegant tea in the historic heart of San Diego\, book discussion\, Q&A\, author signing\, and an opportunity to meet the authorup close and personal in an intimate and luxurious setting. Important note! Pricing has not changed. It is not reflective of the price including all tax\, gratuity\, and fees. These fees will no longer be added to the ticket cost at check out. \nBooks will be available for purchase and signing during the tea\, or pre-order your copy below for delivery and signing at the event. \nAbout the Author\n \nSarah McCoy is the New York Times\, USA Today\, and international bestselling author of Marilla of Green Gables (William Morrow/Harper Collins\, October 23\, 2018); The Mapmaker’s Children; The Baker’s Daughter\, a 2012 Goodreads Choice Award Best Historical Fiction nominee; The Time It Snowed in Puerto Rico; the novella “The Branch of Hazel” in Grand Central; and Le souffle des feuilles et des promesses\, a French exclusive title. \nSarah’s work has been featured in Real Simple\, The Millions\, Your Health Monthly\, Huffington Post and other publications. She has taught English writing at Old Dominion University and at the University of Texas at El Paso. \nThe daughter of an Army officer\, her family was stationed in Germany during her childhood. She grew up in Virginia and now lives with her husband\, an orthopedic sports surgeon\, and their dog\, Gilbert\, in Winston-Salem\, North Carolina. \nEvent Registration\nRegistration for this Literary Tea Adventure is ONLY available through the Westgate Hotel; REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.  \nPlease note that the event is $65 per person; the cost has not changed. The pricing now reflects the all-inclusive cost\, including all gratuity\, tax\, and fee. These fees will no longer be added on to the ticket price at check out. The PayPal shopping cart below is to pre-order a signed copy of Marilla of Green Gables only and will not register you for the tea. \nFor Book Clubs\nAre you in a book club\, seeking fabulous authors who are excited and available to meet with you? Then you will be delighted to know that Sarah is a NovelNetwork author\, available to meet with book clubs via video chat or in person if her schedule and geography align. \nNovelNetwork is the nation’s first and only match(dot)com for authors and book clubs to find each other\, so check it out today. Book clubs join for free and can gain access to our database of dozens of authors\, from NYT and international bestsellers\, to debut authors\, cookbook authors\, mystery and non-fiction authors\, and representing various regions of the United States\, and even Alaska and Hawaii\, all of whom want to meet with you! \nTo schedule a visit with Sarah or any of our authors\, join for free here.
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/fall-2019-literary-tea/
CATEGORIES:San Diego Adventures,Tea Adventures
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190413T170000
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SUMMARY:Spring 2019 Literary Tea
DESCRIPTION:Photos From This Event\nClick here To view the rest of the photos from this event. \n     \nAbout the Event\n \n\nWe are thrilled to announce our Spring 2019 Literary Tea Adventure featuring Whitney Scharer\, critically acclaimed debut author of The Age of Light.  Join us as we celebrate her new novel\, a sweeping debut set in Paris in the 1930’s about the love story between Vogue model turned photographer Lee Miller and artist Man Ray. \nYou won’t want to miss this decadent event at the historic Westgate Hotel. Over books\, bubbly\, and delectable tea treats like crab cakes\, scones\, & seasonal berries\, we will bask in a marvelous afternoon with Whitney Scharer. As we dine\, Whitney will share the fascinating real life story behind her novel and of how she brings Lee Miller— a brilliant an pioneering artist in her own right— out of the shadows of a man’s legacy and into the light. \nYour Adventure includes an elegant tea in the historic heart of San Diego\, book discussion\, Q&A\, author signing\, and an opportunity to meet the authorup close and personal in an intimate and luxurious setting. Important note! Pricing has not changed. It is not reflective of the price including all tax\, gratuity\, and fees. These fees will no longer be added to the ticket cost at check out. \nBooks will be available for purchase and signing during the tea\, or pre-order your copy below for delivery and signing at the event. \nAbout the Book and Author\n \nI’d rather take a picture than be one\, says Lee Miller\, after she arrives in Paris in 1929. Gorgeous and talented\, Lee has left behind a successful modeling career to pursue her dream of being an artist. She catches the eye of renowned artist Man Ray\, and though he wants to use her only as a model\, Lee convinces him to teach her photography as well. Man is an egotistical\, charismatic force\, and soon their personal and professional lives become intimately entwined. \nTheir romance unfolds against the backdrop of bohemian Paris\, with nights spent at smoky cabarets\, opium dens\, and Surrealist parties\, and days spent working together to discover radical new photography techniques. But as Lee begins to assert herself\, and moves from being a muse to an artist\, Man’s jealousy spirals out of control\, and soon their mutual betrayals threaten to destroy them both. \nWhitney Scharer received her MFA in creative writing from the University of Washington in 2004. Her shower fiction has appeared in numerous journals including New Flash Fiction Review\, Cimarron Review\, and Bellevue Literary Review. She serves on the organizing committee for the Arlington Author Salon\, a quarterly reading series in Arlington\, MA\, and teaches fiction writing workshops in the greater Boston area. \nEvent Registration\nRegistration for this Literary Tea Adventure is ONLY available through the Westgate Hotel; Registration is now open! \nPlease note that the event is $65 per person; the cost has not changed. The pricing now reflects the all-inclusive cost\, including all gratuity\, tax\, and fee. These fees will no longer be added on to the ticket price at check out. The PayPal shopping cart below is to pre-order a signed copy of The Age of Light only and will not register you for the tea.
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/spring-2019-literary-tea/
CATEGORIES:San Diego Adventures,Tea Adventures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190407T110000
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SUMMARY:Mr. Darsee’s Tea Adventure
DESCRIPTION:Photos From the Event\nClick here to view the rest of the photos from this event. \n      \nAbout the Event\nYour presence is requested at our upcoming Mr. Darsee’s Tea Adventure with critically-acclaimed and award-winning author Soniah Kamal.  And no\, that is not a misspelling of the Mr. Darcy with whom you may be most familiar. Soniah’s new novel\, Unmarriageable\, which is receiving rave reviews everywhere from NPR to People Magazine\, does in fact feature Mr. Darsee\, but in her own one-of-a-kind retelling of Pride and Prejudice set in modern-day Pakistan.   \nDon’t miss this delectable Adventure at San Diego’s historic Coral Tree Tea House\, where we will enjoy a charming tea service while  Soniah shares her take on Jane Austen’s beloved classic and the exhilarating exploration of love\, marriage\, class\, and sisterhood.  \nYour Adventure includes tea\, tea sandwiches\, Waldorf salad\, brownies\, scones and Devonshire cream\, tax\, gratuity\, author presentation\, book signing\, and the opportunity to meet the author up-close and personal in an intimate setting. \n\nAbout the Author and Book\n \nSoniah Kamal is an award winning essayist and fiction writer. Her debut novel\, An Isolated Incident\, was a finalist for the Townsend Prize for Fiction and the KLF French Fiction Prize. Her TEDx talk\, “Redreaming Your Dream\,” is about regrets and second chances. Her work has appeared in numerous publications including The New York Times\, The Guardian\, Catapult\, The Normal School\, The Chicago Quarterly Review\, The Missing Slate\, Buzzfeed\, The James Dickey Review\, Scroll.in\, and Literary Hub. \nSoniah is the recipient of the Susan B. Irene Award from St. Johns College where she graduated with a BA Honors in Liberal Arts. She was awarded a Paul Bowles Fiction Fellowship from Georgia State University where she earned an MFA in Creative Writing.  Soniah is a member of the National Books Critics Circle\, PEN America and the Jane Austen Society of North America and serves as a Jane Austen Literacy Ambassador. She teaches creative writing at the Etowah Valley Writers Institute\, the low-residency MFA program at Reinhardt University\, and has taught global literature and fiction at Oglethorpe University. \nSoniah was born in Pakistan\, grew up in England and Saudi Arabia and lives in the U.S.\, New Mexico\, Maryland\, Virginia\, Colorado\, Illinois\, New Jersey\, California and currently in Georgia. \n \nUnmarriageable: A scandal and vicious rumor in the Binat family has destroyed their fortune and prospects for desirable marriages\, but Alys\, the second and most practical of the five Binat daughters\, has found happiness teaching English literature to schoolgirls. Knowing that many of her students won’t make it to graduation before dropping out to marry and start having children\, Alys teaches them about Jane Austen and her other literary heroes and hopes to inspire them to dream of more. \nWhen an invitation arrives to the biggest wedding their small town has seen in years\, Mrs. Binat excitedly sets to work preparing her daughters to fish for eligible— and rich— bachelors\, certain that their luck is about to change. On the first night of the festivities\, Alys’s lovely older sister\, Jena\, catches the eye of one of the most eligible bachelors. But his friend Valentine Darsee is clearly unimpressed by the Binat family. Alys accidently overhears his unflattering assessment of her\, and quickly dismisses him and his snobbish ways. \nBut as the days of lavish wedding parties unfold\, the Binats wait breathlessly to see if Jena will land a proposal— and Alys begins to realize that Darsee’s brusque manner may be hiding a very different man from the one she saw at first glance.
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/mr-darsees-tea-adventure/
CATEGORIES:San Diego Adventures,Tea Adventures
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181213T110000
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SUMMARY:Christmas Tea Adventure
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nWhat better way to celebrate the holidays than with a special Christmas Tea Adventure with critically acclaimed author Anita Hughes. Join us in Orange County as we celebrate Anita’s latest novel\, Christmas at the Chalet\, an essential for keeping cozy and warm this holiday season. . \nWhile enjoying a decadent tea service at the charming  Tea House on Los Rios\, Anita will discuss this heartfelt love story set in the glamorous Swiss Alps\, where she once again pulls at reader’s heartstrings\, entangling them in a world of fashion where two heroines must confront not only their pasts\, but also themselves. \nAnita Hughes has skillfully crafted a series of novels that combine the adventure of dazzling locations\, swoon-worthy romance\, and the magic and charm of Christmas time that have been featured in Cosmopolitan\, Instyle\, Martha Stewart Weddings\, PopSugar\, and many more\, alongside the biggest names in women’s fiction. \nYour Adventure includes tea service\, freshly baked currant scones with raspberry preserves and clotted cream\, four assorted finger sandwiches\, fresh seasonal fruit\, tax\, gratuity\, author presentation\, Q&A\, book signing\, and the opportunity to meet the author up-close and personal in a cozy and intimate setting. \nAnd don’t miss out on our special holiday gift to you dear reader. If you purchase a copy of Christmas at the Chalet online with your event ticket\, it’s yours for only $10. \nSpecial thanks to Jennifer at Wellreadtraveler\, renowned OC book blogger who is passionate about all things Books & Travel\, Coffee & Dessert\, and has been instrumental in helping us bring Adventures by the Book to the OC. \n\nAbout the Author and Book\nAnita Hughes was born in Sydney\, Australia and had a charmed childhood that included petting koala bears\, riding the waves on Bondi Beach\, and putting an occasional shrimp on the barbie. Her writing career began at the age of eight\, when she won a national writing contest in The Australian newspaper\, and was named “One of Australia’s Next Best Writers.” (She still has the newspaper clipping). \nShe is the author of Monarch Beach\, Market Street\, Lake Como\, French Coast\, Rome in Love\, Island in the Sea\, Santorini Sunsets\, Christmas in Paris\, White Sand\, Blue Sea\, and Emerald Coast. She attended UC Berkeley’s Masters in Creative Writing Program\, and lives in Dana Point\, California\, where she is at work on her next novel. \nChristmas at the Chalet is a delicious love story about a bridal designer showing her new collection in the Alps during the magical week of Christmas where hijinx of the heart ensue. It’s the day after Christmas\, and Felicity Grant is at a gorgeous ski chalet in St. Moritz for the biggest fashion show of her career. Felicity is a rising star on the bridal design scene\, and this is her best collection yet. But when her boyfriend gives her a spa day instead of a diamond ring for Christmas\, she has to face the possibility that she may never walk down the aisle in one of her own stunning designs. \n\nAnd then there’s Nell\, the top model headlining Felicity’s show. Nell is planning her dream wedding to her wonderful fiance with one catch: her divorced parents can’t stand each other and threaten to no-show if the other is there. Add to that Felicity’s race against the clock to create a special gown for a prestigious bridal salon\, and what both girls need is a Christmas miracle. What better place to find one than in the Swiss Alps with its dark forests and sparkling vistas? \nBut for Felicity it’s hard to recognize a miracle even when it’s right in front of her\, and for Nell\, one miracle might not be enough to fix the past. Can dreams really come true or is that the stuff of Swiss fairytales? Christmas at the Chalet is full of romance\, gorgeous gowns\, and the stunning scenery of the Swiss Alps. It’s about love and forgiveness\, and creating one’s own miracles during the most festive time of year. \nSave
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/christmas-tea-adventure/
CATEGORIES:Orange County Adventures,Tea Adventures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181020T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181020T140000
DTSTAMP:20260506T181708
CREATED:20181206T185310Z
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SUMMARY:Fall 2018 Literary Tea Adventure
DESCRIPTION:in partnership with The Westgate Hotel\n\n\nAbout the Event\n \n\nWe are thrilled to announce our Fall 2018 Literary Tea Adventure featuring Kristina McMorris\, New York Times bestselling author of The Edge of Lost\, The Pieces We Keep\, Bridge of Scarlet Leaves\, and Letters from Home.  Join us as we celebrate her new novel Sold on a Monday in which\, during the Great Depression\, an ambitious reporter snaps a photograph of two children being sold on a farmhouse porch\, leading to his big break—and the consequences more devastating than he ever imagined. \nYou won’t want to miss this decadent event at the historic Westgate Hotel. Over books\, bubbly\, and delectable tea treats like crab cakes\, scones\, & seasonal berries\, Kristina will share the story behind the fascinating inspiration: an actual newspaper photo that stunned readers across the country. \nYour Adventure includes an elegant tea in the historic heart of San Diego\, book discussion\, Q&A\, author signing\, and an opportunity to meet the author up close and personal in an intimate and luxurious setting. \nBooks will be available for purchase and signing during the tea\, or pre-order your copy below for delivery and signing at the event. \nAbout the Author\n \nThe scrawled sign\, peddling young siblings on a farmhouse porch\, captures the desperation sweeping the country in 1931. It’s an era of breadlines\, bank runs\, and impossible choices.For struggling reporter Ellis Reed\, the gut-wrenching scene evokes memories of his family’s dark past. He snaps a photograph of the children\, not meant for publication. But when the image leads to his big break\, the consequences are devastating in ways he never imagined.Haunted by secrets of her own\, secretary Lillian Palmer sees more in the picture than a good story and is soon drawn into the fray. Together\, the two set out to right a wrongdoing and mend a fractured family\, at the risk of everything they value. \nInspired by an actual newspaper photo that stunned readers across the nation\, this touching novel explores the tale within the frame and behind the lens—a journey of ambition\, love\, and the far-reaching effects of our actions. \nKristina McMorris is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of five novels\, including The Edge of Lost and Sold on a Monday (coming Sept. 2018)\, as well as two critically acclaimed novellas. Inspired by true historical and personal accounts\, her works of fiction have garnered more than twenty national literary awards. Prior to her writing career\, she hosted weekly TV shows for the WB and an ABC affiliate\, beginning at age nine with an Emmy® Award-winning program\, and has been named one of Portland’s “40 Under 40″ by The Business Journal.  \nFor Book Clubs\nAre you in a book club\, seeking fabulous authors who are excited and available to meet with you? Then you will be delighted to know that Kristina is one of our newest NovelNetwork authors\, available to meet with book clubs via video chat. \nNovelNetwork is the nation’s first and only match(dot)com for authors and book clubs to find each other\, so check it out today. Book clubs join for free and gain access to our database of dozens of authors\, from NYT and international bestsellers\, to debut authors\, cookbook authors\, mystery and non-fiction authors\, and representing various regions of the United States\, and even Alaska and Hawaii\, all of whom want to meet with you! \nTo schedule a visit with Kristina or any of our authors\, join for free here. \n\nSave
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SUMMARY:Summer 2018 Literary Tea Adventure
DESCRIPTION:in partnership with The Westgate Hotel\nAbout the Event\n\nWe are thrilled to announce our Summer 2018 Literary Tea Adventure featuring Michelle Gable\, New York Times bestselling author of A Paris Apartment\, I’ll See You in Paris\, and The Book of Summer.  Join us as we celebrate her new novel\, The Summer I Met Jack\, in which she imagines the affair between John F. Kennedy and Alicia Corning Clark. \nYou won’t want to miss this decadent event at the historic Westgate Hotel. Over books\, bubbly\, and delectable tea treats like crab cakes\, scones\, & seasonal berries\, we will bask in a marvelous afternoon with Michelle Gable. As we dine\, Michelle will share the fascinating real life story behind her novel\, of Alicia Corning Clark\, a woman who J. Edgar Hoover insisted was paid by the Kennedys to keep quiet\, not only about her romance with Jack Kennedy\, but also a baby they may have had together. \nYour Adventure includes an elegant tea in the historic heart of San Diego\, book discussion\, Q&A\, author signing\, and an opportunity to meet the author up close and personal in an intimate and luxurious setting. \nBooks will be available for purchase and signing during the tea\, or pre-order your copy below for delivery and signing at the event. \nAbout the Book\n \nMichelle Gable’s new novel\, The Summer I Met Jack\, is based on a real story. In 1950\, a young\, beautiful Polish refugee arrives in Hyannisport\, Massachusetts to work as a maid for one of the wealthiest families in America. Alicia is at once dazzled by the large and charismatic family\, in particular the oldest son\, a rising politician named Jack. \nAlicia and Jack are soon engaged\, but his domineering father forbids the marriage. And so\, Alicia trades Hyannisport for Hollywood\, and eventually Rome. She dates famous actors and athletes and royalty\, including Gary Cooper\, Kirk Douglas\, and Katharine Hepburn\, all the while staying close with Jack. A decade after they meet\, on the eve of Jack’s inauguration as the thirty-fifth President of the United States\, the two must confront what they mean to each other. \nMichelle is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of  A Paris Apartment\, I’ll See You in Paris\, and The Book of Summer. She also has numerous other\, what she calls\, never-to-be-seen books that will forever remain stored in her childhood bedroom. The Summer I Met Jack is her fourth novel. \n\nSave
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SUMMARY:Spring 2018 Literary Tea Adventure
DESCRIPTION:in partnership with The Westgate Hotel\nAbout the Event\n\nWe are thrilled to announce our Spring 2018 Literary Tea Adventure featuring Mark Sarvas\, highly acclaimed author of the debut novel\, Harry\, Revised. Join us as we celebrate his second book\, Memento Park\, the story of a son who begins to unravel the story of his father after he acquires a mysterious piece of art. \n \nYou won’t want to miss this decadent event at the historic Westgate Hotel with this literary master. Over books\, bubbly\, and delectable tea treats like crab cakes\, scones\, & seasonal berries we will bask in a marvelous afternoon in the company of Mark Sarvas. As we dine\, Mark will detail for us how he worked to answer the question “How do we move forward when the past looms unreasonably large?” in his novel. This breathtaking narrative will not only have the audience considering family history and father-son dynamics but also about the nature of art itself\, and the infinite ways we come to understand ourselves through it. \nYour Adventure includes an elegant tea in the historic heart of San Diego\, book discussion\, Q&A\, author signing\, and an opportunity to meet the author up close and personal in an intimate and luxurious setting. \nBooks will be available for purchase and signing during the tea\, or pre-order your copy below for delivery and signing at the event. \nAbout the Book and Author\n \nMark Sarvas‘s second novel\, Memento Park\, will be published by Farrar\, Straus and Giroux (World Rights) in March 2018.  His debut novel\, Harry\, Revised\, was published in more than a dozen countries around the world\, earning raves from Le Monde to The Australian. A finalist for the Southern California Independent Booksellers Association’s 2008 Fiction Award and a Denver Post 2008 Good Read\, Harry\, Revised has been called “A remarkable debut” by Booker Prize winner John Banville\, and was compared to John Updike and Philip Roth by the Chicago Tribune. \nHe began his literary career as the host of the popular and controversial literary weblog “The Elegant Variation”\, a Guardian Top 10 Literary Blog\, a Forbes Magazine Best of the Web pick\, and a Los Angeles Magazine Top L.A. Blog. He lives in Santa Monica\, where he was awarded a 2018 Artist Fellowship. He teaches advanced novel writing in the UCLA Extension Writers Program and is an MFA candidate at the Bennington Writing Seminars. \n\n\nMemento Park: After receiving an unexpected call from the Australian consulate\, Matt Santos becomes aware of a painting that he believes was looted from his family in Hungary during the Second World War. To recover the painting\, he must repair his strained relationship with his harshly judgmental father\, uncover his family history\, and restore his connection to his own Judaism. Along the way to illuminating the mysteries of his past\, Matt is torn between his girlfriend Tracy and his attorney Rachel\, with whom he travels to Budapest to unearth the truth about the painting and\, in turn\, his family. \nAs his journey progresses\, Matt’s revelations are accompanied by equally consuming and imaginative meditations on the painting and the painter at the center of his personal drama\, Budapest Street Scene by Ervin Kálmán. By the time Memento Park reaches its conclusion\, Matt’s narrative is as much about family history and father-son dynamics as it is about the nature of art itself\, and the infinite ways we come to understand ourselves through it. \n\n\n\nSave
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SUMMARY:Sunday Morning Tea Adventure
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nAdventures by the Book® is pleased to offer a relaxing Sunday Morning Tea Adventure with popular book club author Camille Di Maio. Enjoy a decadent morning at historic Coral Tree Tea House\, complete with assorted tea sandwiches\, scones\, Waldorf Salad\, dessert\, and\, of course\, a spot of tea\, while Camille discusses her most recent work of historical fiction\, The Memory of Us. \n\n\nYour Adventure includes scrumptious tastings\, dessert\, tea\, tax\, gratuity\, author presentation\, Q&A\, book signing\, and the opportunity to meet the author up-close and personal in an intimate and charming setting. \n**Books will be available for purchase and signing during the tea\, or pre-order your copy (at a special online only price) for delivery and signing at the event. Seats are limited\, so reserve early to guarantee your spot and take advantage of our early bird pricing. \n\n\n\nAbout the Author and Book\nCamille Di Maio recently left an award-winning real estate career in San Antonio to become a full-time writer. She has a bucket list that is never-ending\, and uses her adventures to inspire her writing. There’s almost nothing she wouldn’t try\, so long as it doesn’t involve heights\, roller skates\, or anything illegal. \nThe Memory of Us was Camille’s debut novel\, which was a finalist for the Holt Medallion Award for Literary Excellence\, and made her a popular book club author. In the novel\, Julianne Westcott was living the kind of life that other Protestant girls in prewar Liverpool could only dream about: old money\, silk ball gowns\, and prominent young men lining up to escort her. But when she learns of a blind-and-deaf brother\, institutionalized since birth\, the illusion of her perfect life and family shatters around her. \nWhile visiting her brother in secret\, Julianne meets and befriends Kyle McCarthy\, an Irish Catholic groundskeeper studying to become a priest. Caught between her family’s expectations\, Kyle’s devotion to the church\, and the intense new feelings that the forbidden courtship has awakened in her\, Julianne must make a choice: uphold the life she’s always known or follow the difficult path toward love. \nBut as war ripples through the world and the Blitz decimates England\, a tragic accident forces Julianne to leave everything behind and forge a new life built on lies she’s told to protect the ones she loves. Now\, after twenty years of hiding from her past\, the truth finds her—will she be brave enough to face it? \nCamille’s second novel\, Before the Rain Falls was released in May 2017. She is already working on her third novel\, The Way of Beauty\, so stay tuned. \n\nSave
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