The author talks about her new novel, "The Lindbergh Nanny," and the extensive research she used to write about the 1932 kidnapping of 20-month-old Charles Lindbergh Jr. Book signing to follow.
Doors will open at 10:45 a.m. for coffee and pastries.
Please enter the Community Room via the doors on Hinds Plaza. The talk will begin at 11 a.m.
Registration requested to help plan for brunch, but it is not required in order to attend.
About the Book:
When the most famous toddler in America, Charles Lindbergh, Jr., is kidnapped from his family home in New Jersey in 1932, the case makes international headlines. Already celebrated for his flight across the Atlantic, his father, Charles Sr., is the country’s golden boy, with his wealthy, lovely wife, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, by his side. But there’s someone else in their household — Betty Gow, a formerly obscure young woman, now known around the world by another name: the Lindbergh Nanny.
Suddenly a suspect in the eyes of both the media and the public, Betty must find the truth about what really happened that night, in order to clear her own name — and to find justice for the child she loves.
About the Author:
Mariah Fredericks was born and raised in New York City, where she still lives today with her family. She is a graduate of Vassar College with a BA in history. Her novel "Crunch Time" was nominated for an Edgar in 2007. Her Jane Prescott series, set in 1910s New York, has twice been nominated for the Mary Higgins Clark Award.
Co-sponsored by the library and the Historical Society of Princeton.
