Interview
KD Books Event
An interview with Alice Mitchell
Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 2:00 pm CST (8:00 pm in the U.K)
KD’s Books, 241 SE Main St., Lee’s Summit, MO
The English-Speaking Union, Kansas City Branch (ESU) in partnership with the Kansas Chapter of the Daughters of The British Empire (DBE) are hosting a live, online interview with the British author of The Golden Door, Alice Mitchell.
In addition to a small number of guests at the store, members of ESU and DBE, and guests will be able to watch the live online interview on a TV monitor at KD’s Books in Lee’s Summit, MO. ESU’s Ben Martin will conduct the interview.
The Golden Door tells the story of several European emigrants who endure not only the treacherous conditions onboard the ‘Yorkshire’ sailing packet ship but also the struggles and trials of finding themselves in a country unlike their own. All have distinct reasons for leaving, some far more sinister than others, but their collective goal remains the same: the hope of a better life.
From the hustle and bustle of New York City to the vast flatlands and rolling plains of Kansas, into the battlefields and hospital wards of the Civil War. The Golden Door is intertwined with the real events and people of the time. It is a tale of new beginnings and harsh realities: of kindness, hope and fear, bravery and sacrifice, of freedom, love, and loss.
The ESU in KC & the DBE – Kansas will both receive a donation from the publisher Arcanum Press Ltd for every book sold.
| The author won a prestigious Betty Trask Book Award in 1985 for her first Novel ‘Instead of Eden’ which is about the lives of a grandmother, mother and daughter during the ’60s and ’70s in the North of England. More than thirty years later, after a rewarding career as a medical doctor, she released her second work ‘The Mortimer Affair – Joan de Joinville’s Story’ set in the turbulent reign of Edward II. Alice is now retired and has returned to Yorkshire. Her work of Historical Fiction ‘The Golden Door’ is a tale of 19th Century Immigrants to America.While initially struggling to make their way in New York, they are embroiled in the lead up to the Civil War along the western frontiers of Kansas and the Civil War battles themselves. |
Admission: Free but registration required. Click the “Register Now” on the link page below or contact KD Books: email info@kdsbooksls.com or telephone: (816) 525-1366
The Golden Door is available for purchase at KD’s in store or online https://kdsbooksls.com/event/2025-01-11/interview-alice-mitchell-author-golden-door
