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Subject:Reminder! Let's Read Historical Novels will welcome author Lloyd
<BR>Lofthouse to its Tuesday June 3 discussion of his novel MY SPLENDID
<BR>CONCUBINE. The group meets at 9 PM Eastern/6 PM Pacific.<BR><BR>News
Wire:</SPAN></A></P>
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SPLENDID CONCUBINE is a richly detailed story of battling cultures <BR>and a
timeless love set in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">China</st1:country-region></st1:place> in the mid-19th century.
This is a <BR>unique opportunity to get to meet the author, ask him questions,
and <BR>learn more about <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>, the true life protagonist,
Robert Hart, and the <BR>life of a novelist.<BR><BR>See below for how to
attend.<BR><BR>Nan Hawthorne, Group Facilitator<BR>Email: </SPAN></SPAN><A
href="mailto:hawthorne@nanhawthorne.com"><SPAN
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style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK6">hawthorne@nanhawthorne.com</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
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style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK6"><BR><BR>Date: Tuesday, June 3, 2009<BR>Time:
6:00 p.m. PDT, 7:00 p.m. MDT, 8:00 p.m. CDT, 9:00 p.m.
EDT<BR><BR> and elsewhere in the
world Wednesday 1:00 GMT.<BR><BR>Approximately 15 minutes prior to the event
start time; go to the Let’s Read historical novels Room at: </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
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