In honor of Women's History Month, join us in-person in the library or online for a conversation with New York Times bestselling author, L. M. Elliott, on her new historical fiction novel, Truth, Lies, & the Questions In Between. Illustrated throughout with remarkable real-life images and headlines, this timely exploration of 1973 — the year of Watergate, the Equal Rights Amendment, Roe v. Wade, and the return of Vietnam War veterans — unfolds through the story of a young woman driven to question everything as she learns to think for, and rely on, herself.

Patty Appleton is making history. As one of the Senate’s first female Congressional Pages, she’s not only paving the way for other politically minded girls, she has a front-row seat to debates dividing the nation, especially around women’s rights and roles. The battle between the old ways and the new polarizes the women in Patty’s life, and she finds herself torn between traditional expectations — to be an obedient daughter aspiring to become a perfect wife — and questions new friends like fiercely feminist Simone encourage her to ask. But the questions don’t stop at women’s rights: The Watergate scandal is intensifying. As evidence mounts that the White House engaged in crimes, smears, and cover-ups to manipulate an election, Patty worries her dad, a fundraiser for President Nixon, could somehow be involved. Determining truth from lies becomes ever more essential for the nation’s future — and for Patty’s as well.

L. M. Elliott was an award-winning senior writer with the Washingtonian magazine for 20 years before becoming a New York Times bestselling author of historical and biographical novels. Three-time finalist for the National Magazine Award and winner of multiple Dateline Awards, Elliott focused primarily on women's issues. Her groundbreaking profile of a domestic violence survivor and wife of a high-level federal government appointee was before the O.J. Simpson trial, and one of the first reports to reveal and discuss "white-collar" violence against women and the psychological/emotional control intrinsic to the abuse. The article grew into a nonfiction book, Shattered Dreams, and a TV movie starring Lindsay Wagner. Winner of multiple awards, Elliott's 14 novels cover a variety of eras–the Cold War, WWII, the Great Depression, American Revolution, and the Italian Renaissance – and are for a variety of readerships, ages middle grade to adult. Elliott holds a BA from Wake Forest University and a MA in journalism from UNC-Chapel Hill.

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