Don’t miss this unique book talk!  Author Andrea Alban invites six (6) mother/daughter groups (12 people total) to her home to discuss “Anya’s War” with with tea, cookies, and piroshki, made from her grandmother's recipe.  Everyone receives a pair of "double happiness" chopsticks and the recipe card, in addition to a signed copy of “Anya’s War” for each guest up to 12.

Andrea Alban is the author of nine books, including The Happiness Tree (a Florida Children's Book Award nominee) and her debut novel, Anya’s War. The novel was inspired by her Jewish father’s childhood in war-torn Shanghai, a little known passage in holocaust history. Andrea is a dynamic speaker, and coaches writers in the craft of fiction.She lives in San Francisco with her family.

 "Anya’s War" is not just a terrific read but a loving act of cultural retrieval: the story of a Jewish girl and her family in Shanghai composed in spicy, effulgent, unforgettable prose and with vivid heartrending detail. A portrait of a bygone time and a forgotten exile, Andrea Alban is a major new voice." —Alan Kaufman, author of Jew Boy

This is a BUY NOW item for 6 Mother/Daughter couples.  Each couple is $50.