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5:30 pm

GrubStreet Fall 2017 Open House and Showcase

August 22, 2017 | 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Grubstreet, 162 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116 United States

Love to write but don't have anywhere to get feedback on your work? Want to meet fellow writers and work under the guidance of published authors? GrubStreet is here to help! Drop by our Open House on Tuesday, August 22nd for drinks, snacks, and the answers to your questions about all things GrubStreet. New or future Grubbies […]

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7:00 pm

Casanova’s Secret Wife, a historical love story by BARBARA LYNN-DAVIS

August 22, 2017 | 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Porter Square Books, 25 White Street
Cambridge, MA 02140 United States
Free

Porter Square Books hosts BARBARA LYNN-DAVIS as she reads her novel: Casanova's Secret Wife. Caterina Capreta was an innocent girl of fourteen when she caught the attention of the world's most infamous chronicler of seduction: Giacomo Casanova.  Intoxicated by a fierce love, she wed Casanova in secret.  But his shocking betrayal inspired her to commit an […]

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