Discussion & Booksigning with Rebecca McBride

Date: Saturday, July 9, 1:00 pm
Location: Village Square Bookstore & Literary Arts Center, 7950 Main St, Rte 23A, Village of Hunter, NY
Hours: Monday, Thursday & Friday 10 am - 5 pm, Saturday 10 am - 7 pm, Sunday 10 am - 5 pm.
Information: 518 263 2050
Admission: $5

Rebecca McBride, freelance writer from Old Chatham, NY, will read from, discuss, and sign her book, Traveling Between the Lines: Europe in 1938. From May to September 1938, one year before the start of World War II, McBride's parents, John and Margaret Randolph, traveled from the U.S. to Europe. At ages 34 and 27, they were on an adventure, traveling by train, renting bicycles, and sleeping in youth hostels -- a typical tour in an atypical time. John Randolph kept a daily journal of the trip. After his death, McBride came across the journal. She began to research the historical context for the trip -- Europe on the brink of war -- and ask, how much did they know, and what did they see? The book combines his journal and photographs with her historical and personal commentary.