Author Event: Through the Eyes of Rose by John F. Kozak
Date and Time
Tuesday Mar 26, 2019
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM EDT
Tuesday, March 26th @ 7:00 - 8:30 pm
Fees/Admission
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Description
John Kozak was just seven when he escaped with his mother and older sister from oppressive Communist rule. Through the Eyes of Rose: A Mother's Flight to Freedom in a Memory Mosiac is Kozak's emotional retelling of his mother's struggle to feed her family during the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia, and an intriguing look into the lives of a family deeply affected by the Communist takeover of their native country.
This event is part of the 2019 Washtenaw Read, and discusses topics in the semi-finalist selection Exit West by Mohsin Hamid. The Washtenaw Reads program is a community initiative to promote reading and civic dialogue through the shared experience of reading and discussing a common book. Participating libraries include Ann Arbor, Chelsea, Dexter, Milan, Northfield Township, Saline, and Ypsilanti. For more information about Washtenaw Reads and previous years' reads, go to wread.org.