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X-WR-CALDESC:Join us for a very special book talk with author Alina Adams\,
  New York Times bestselling author\n\nThree generations of women battle ag
 ainst the tides of history\, from segregated 1950s America to the fall of 
 the USSR and the rise of revolutionary Rojava.\nRose Janowitz is a pioneer
  in the 1950s golden age of television\, as she navigates the transition f
 rom radio to TV soap operas.\n\nBut beneath the glitz and glamor lies a we
 b of secrets. Rose's radical past and her hidden romance with Jonas Cain\,
  the African-American leading man who made Guiding Light a hit on radio. H
 ow long will Rose be able to hide Jonas Cain's identity-and their romantic
  relationship-from the public\, and from Irna Phillips\, the formidable do
 yenne who invented the soap-opera\, a woman who makes-and breaks-professio
 nal careers on a whim.\n\nIn the 1980s\, Rose's daughter Emma Kagan abando
 ns her privileged life in the USSR as the daughter of high-profile America
 n defectors\, to return to the country of her parents' birth just as Mikha
 il Gorbachev announces the new openness known as glasnost. In the US\, Emm
 a navigates the hypocrisy and inherent contradictions of the political lef
 t and the right\, as the collapse of the Soviet Union sends her scrambling
  for survival. Emma's search for a place to fully belong finds her looking
  for personal freedom in the strangest of places-with unexpected and often
  life-threatening results.\n\nIn 2012\, Libby\, Emma's daughter and Rose's
  granddaughter\, embarks on a bold journey to Rojava\, Syria\, joining the
  Women's Revolution. Her search for utopia pulls Rose and Emma into the fr
 ay\, where family secrets long buried are unearthed amid the anarchy of wa
 r.\n\nNew York Times bestselling author Alina Adams brings her unique pers
 pective as a Soviet immigrant to the US who mastered English through soap 
 operas to this multilayered tale. With a background in broadcast communica
 tions and a history of writing compelling narratives\, Adams captures the 
 essence of each era with authenticity and emotional depth. From the author
  of the acclaimed historical novel My Mother's Secret\, Go On Pretending o
 ffers a powerful exploration of the struggles for personal freedom and the
  enduring strength of family bonds.
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DESCRIPTION:Join us for a very special book talk with author Alina Adams\, 
 New York Times bestselling author\n\nThree generations of women battle aga
 inst the tides of history\, from segregated 1950s America to the fall of t
 he USSR and the rise of revolutionary Rojava.\nRose Janowitz is a pioneer 
 in the 1950s golden age of television\, as she navigates the transition fr
 om radio to TV soap operas.\n\nBut beneath the glitz and glamor lies a web
  of secrets. Rose's radical past and her hidden romance with Jonas Cain\, 
 the African-American leading man who made Guiding Light a hit on radio. Ho
 w long will Rose be able to hide Jonas Cain's identity-and their romantic 
 relationship-from the public\, and from Irna Phillips\, the formidable doy
 enne who invented the soap-opera\, a woman who makes-and breaks-profession
 al careers on a whim.\n\nIn the 1980s\, Rose's daughter Emma Kagan abandon
 s her privileged life in the USSR as the daughter of high-profile American
  defectors\, to return to the country of her parents' birth just as Mikhai
 l Gorbachev announces the new openness known as glasnost. In the US\, Emma
  navigates the hypocrisy and inherent contradictions of the political left
  and the right\, as the collapse of the Soviet Union sends her scrambling 
 for survival. Emma's search for a place to fully belong finds her looking 
 for personal freedom in the strangest of places-with unexpected and often 
 life-threatening results.\n\nIn 2012\, Libby\, Emma's daughter and Rose's 
 granddaughter\, embarks on a bold journey to Rojava\, Syria\, joining the 
 Women's Revolution. Her search for utopia pulls Rose and Emma into the fra
 y\, where family secrets long buried are unearthed amid the anarchy of war
 .\n\nNew York Times bestselling author Alina Adams brings her unique persp
 ective as a Soviet immigrant to the US who mastered English through soap o
 peras to this multilayered tale. With a background in broadcast communicat
 ions and a history of writing compelling narratives\, Adams captures the e
 ssence of each era with authenticity and emotional depth. From the author 
 of the acclaimed historical novel My Mother's Secret\, Go On Pretending of
 fers a powerful exploration of the struggles for personal freedom and the 
 enduring strength of family bonds.
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SUMMARY:Go On Pretending: A Talk with Author Alina Adams (Hybrid)
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