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Book: The Second Life of Mirielle West
March 19 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm PDT
The Socialites Secret: Hollywood parties, a shocking diagnosis, and a new beginning in Louisiana
Author Amanda Skenandore in conversation with Dr. Raji Pillai, President, Medical Affairs
Consulting Writer at www.rajiwrites.com
About the Book
The Second Life of Mirielle West
The glamorous world of a silent film star’s wife abruptly crumbles when she is carted hundreds of miles from home to be detained at the Carville Lepers Home in this page-turning story of courage, resilience, and reinvention set in 1920s Louisiana and Los Angeles. Based on the true story of America’s only leper colony, The Second Life of Mirielle West brings vividly to life the Louisiana institution, where thousands of people were stripped of their civil rights, branded as lepers, and forcibly quarantined throughout the entire 20th century. At first she hopes her exile will be brief, but those sent to Carville are more prisoners than patients and their disease has no cure. Instead she must find community and purpose within its walls, struggling to redefine her self-worth and reimagining her future.
About the Author
Amanda Skenandore
Amanda Skenandore is an award-winning author of historical fiction and a registered nurse. Her debut novel, Between Earth and Sky, won the 2019 American Library Association’s Reading List award for Best Historical Fiction. Her third novel, The Second Life of Mirielle West, was named an Apple Best Books of the Month and a Hoopla Book Club Pick. She lives in Las Vegas with her husband and their pet turtle Lenore.
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