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Hybrid Event: The Gilded Rose, Joanna Shupe with Sophie Jordan & Diana Quicy
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Featured Book
The Gilded Rose: A Novel
USA Today bestselling author Joanna Shupe returns with an angst-filled retelling of Beauty and the Beast, set against the excess and opulence of Gilded Age New York.
Love isn’t always a fairy tale.
Charming and popular, Orson Grey is the most sought-after bachelor in Manhattan. When Caroline pledges to spend her life with him, it feels like the beginning of a fairy tale.
The fairy tale quickly turns into a nightmare.
Behind closed doors, Orson is controlling and cruel. Trapped by laws that prevent women from leaving unhappy marriages, Caroline has no choice but to endure her husband’s behavior. Each day grows more intolerable, and her frustration and resentment mounts. Even her passion for rare books is stifled, leaving her isolated and lonely, a fading rose trapped under glass.
When Caroline is offered the opportunity to catalogue a private library, she seizes it like a lifeline. Exploring the literary treasures, she discovers a friend in the library’s owner, Zane Bishop—a brilliant, wealthy recluse who was disfigured in an explosion years ago.
Thoughtful and kind, Zane is everything Orson is not. As their trust builds, Zane realizes that Caroline’s pain runs much deeper than she lets on. He suffers with her, knowing precisely of Orson’s cruelty firsthand. Zane will stop at nothing to set Caroline free, even if it means risking everything.
The Gilded Rose is a story of resilience, passion, and the transformative power of love.
Tropes
• Gilded Age
• Fairy tale retelling
• Friends to lovers
This book will be available for purchase at the event.
About This Event
East City Bookshop welcomes Joanna Shupe to discuss The Gilded Rose, in conversation with Sophie Jordan and Diana Quincy.
Note on Format: This hybrid event will have both an in-person component with limited seating as well as a virtual broadcast via Zoom Webinar. Both in-person and virtual attendees will be able to pose questions to the author during audience Q&A.
Pre-order your copy of The Gilded Rose for the event in Eventbrite check-out as an add-on to your ticket.
Featured Author
Joanna Shupe
USA Today bestselling author JOANNA SHUPE has always loved history, ever since she saw her first Schoolhouse Rock cartoon. Her books have appeared on numerous yearly “best of” lists, including Publishers Weekly, Washington Post, Kirkus, Kobo, and BookPage. She lives in New Jersey with her two spirited daughters and opinionated husband.
Presenters
Sophie Jordan
Sophie Jordan is a New York Times, USA TODAY, and internationally bestselling author of more than fifty romance novels ranging from paranormal to historical, including A Fire in the Sky and the Firelight trilogy. She lives in Houston with her family and when she’s not writing, she enjoys watching true crime and reality TV shows.
Diana Quincy
Historical romance author Diana Quincy is a former television journalist who also pens historical mysteries as D.M. Quincy. Most recently, Diana writes domestic thrillers under the name Diana Awad. Her first thriller is AS FAR AS SHE KNEW, which actress and producer Mindy Kaling describes as "both heart-stopping and heartbreaking."
About the Venue
East City Bookshop
Since our opening on April 30, 2016, East City Bookshop has become a gathering place for book lovers of all ages. It's a place to talk about books and ideas, to learn something new, or to revisit something you once knew well. By offering author events, book clubs, other community events, we want to connect you with the books and ideas you want and need... and some that maybe you didn't even know you wanted and needed. We also have a selection of toys, gifts, art supplies, and bookish items that we think would make a special treat for yourself or for someone you like a whole lot. Our mission is to provide friendly and warm service, community-oriented events, and support for the literary arts at every reading level.
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