The Henry County Library in Clinton is pleased to announce that they will be hosting an author visit and book signing session for local author Curtis Urness on Saturday, October 7th, at 3:00 p.m. in the Friends of the Library Community Room. Curtis will be discussing his book Stars & Crosses.
About Curtis Urness: Curtis Urness grew up among survivors of World War II atrocities and has had a lifelong interest in the plight of Polish victims, Christian and Jewish, of Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. He studied the Holocaust as he earned BA and MA degrees in Creative and Professional Writing from the University of Missouri.
Curtis grew up in Kansas City and now resides in Deepwater, Missouri.
About Stars & Crosses: After losing his job and his marriage, Chic Lucas journeys to Poland. While exploring his family’s past, Chic becomes increasingly entangled in Poland’s rich and tragic history, with its dizzying blend of heroism and complicity. Caught between Jewish friends demanding restitution, Polish farmers barely scraping by, skinheads, lawyers, and two beautiful women, Lucas must find a way to reconcile the irreconcilable and become a peacemaker.
Please join the library in welcoming Curtis as he shares Stars & Crosses. Copies will be available for purchase and autographing at the event. In addition, the library will be raffling 3 autographed copies of the novel. Entry forms are currently available at the circulation desk. For further details contact the Henry County Library in Clinton at (660)885-2612.
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