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Gladwin Library Main Branch

402 James Robertson Drive Gladwin, MI 48624
Phone: (989) 426-8221
Fax: (989) 426-6958

Beaverton Branch Library

106 Tonkin­ St.
Beaverton, MI 48612
Phone: (989) 435-3981
Fax: (989) 435-2577

Branch Hours

Monday: 9am-7pm
Tues & Wed: 9am-5pm
Thursday: 9am-7pm
Friday: 9am-5pm
Saturday: 9am-1pm
Sunday: CLOSED

Book Club

BEAVERTON Naten tenter GOWN A NOVEL of thee ROYAL WEDDING The Gowen JENNIFER ROBSON London, 1947: Besieged by the harshest winter in living memory, burdened by onerous shortages and rationing, the people of postwar Britain are enduring lives of quiet desperation despite their nation's recent victory. Among them are Ann Hughes and Miriam Dassin, embroiderers at the famed Mayfair fashion house of Norman Hartnell. Together they forge an unlikely friendship, but their nascent hopes for a brighter future are tested when they are chosen for a once-in-a-lifetime honor: taking part in the creation of Princess Elizabeth's wedding gown. Toronto, 2016: More than half a century later, Heather Mackenzie seeks to unravel the mystery of a set of embroidered flowers, a legacy from her late grandmother. How did her beloved Nan, a woman who never spoke of her old life in Britain, come to possess the priceless embroideries that so closely resemble the motifs on the stunning gown worn by Queen Elizabeth Il at her wedding almost seventy years before? And what was her Nan's connection to the celebrated textile artist and holocaust survivor Miriam Dassin? With The Gown, Jennifer Robson takes us inside the workrooms where one of the most famous wedding gowns in history was created. Balancing behind the scenes details with a sweeping portrait of a society left reeling by the calamitous costs of victory, she introduces readers to three unforgettable heroines, their points of view alternating and intersecting throughout its pages, whose lives are woven together by the pain of survival, the bonds of friendship, and the redemptive power of love. Join us Thursday, May 9th at 7:00pm

Mission­ Statement

The Gladwin County District Library is under mandate by the community to promote knowledge, understanding and wisdom and to combat ignorance and indifference bymaking available to every child, young person and adult the best possible resources personnel and facilities requisite for modern library service.

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