Author Event with Emily Matchar
Venue: Blacksburg Books, Blacksburg
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Friday, April 17, 2026
Time: 7:00 - 8:30 PM
Event Types: Arts & Theatre, Speaking Engagements
Cost: Free

Description:
Blacksburg Books presents an Author Event with Emily Matchar on Friday, April 17, 2026.

Join us for an event with returning author Emily Matchar, author of "In the Shadow of the Greenbrier".

The "Lost Girl of Craven County" tells the story of a young Jewish woman in depression-era Appalachia uncovering secrets of the past. A decade into the Depression, Millicent Green is a 25-year-old "old maid" living with her marriage-obsessed mother and domineering older brother in the stiflingly small Jewish community of New Bern, North Carolina.

Smart and prickly, she’s struggling to find her place in the world following the loss of her beloved younger brother, and with him, her dreams for the future. One humid August day, Millie is sent to run an errand and discovers a young woman unconscious on the ground. This mystery woman, mute and without identification, will upend Millie’s life. Together, they set out on a quest that will lay bare some of the 20th century’s most shameful episodes. From a historic river town to the hinterlands of rural North Carolina, "The Lost Girl of Craven County" delves into the impossibility of burying secrets forever.

Admission is free and all are welcome.

Blacksburg Books is located at 401 South Main Street, Suite 106 in Blacksburg, VA.

For more information, visit: https://www.blacksburgbooks.com/events or https://www.facebook.com/Blacksburg.Books or https://www.instagram.com/blacksburg_books/ or call 540-315-9650.

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