Everyone,

Join author Dean Burgess for a discussion of his new book, An Unclean Act,
at the Library of Virginia, tomorrow, Wednesday, 24 July 2002, at noon.
Bring your lunch, too. Soft drinks will be available, and there is free
parking in the Library's underground parking deck for this event.

Dean Burgess, the retired director of the Portsmouth Public Library, has
been for many years a leading advocate of libraries and librarianship in
Virginia.

His novel, An Unclean Act, is a tale of love and faith in Puritan times. It
concerns the first divorce in the Plymouth colony, and he draws his story
from the actual life of his ancestor, Thomas Burge. Publishers Weekly said
that "this novel will help shake the dust from Puritan history books," and
Kirkus Reviews called it a "spicy tale" that is "robustly and eloquently
imagined."

It promises to be an interesting discussion of family history and historical
fiction. A book signing will follow the talk.

For more information about this free event, please contact the Library of
Virginia at 804-692-3592.

John

John T. Kneebone [log in to unmask]
Acting Director, Virginia Center for the Book
Director, Publications and Educational Services
Library of Virginia http://www.lva.lib.va.us

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