Wednesday, October 2, 2019

Light and Shadows Book Talk by Karen Batshaw Sep 2019




Hellenic Writers' Group of Washington DC was delighted to have Karen Batshaw return to our group and talk about her new historical novel

 Light and Shadows 



Anthropologist and social worker Karen Batshaw presents her new book of historical fiction Light and Shadows which takes place in Greece during the 20th century.  Her discussion includes researching the 1922 burning of Smyrna and the Bulgarian Occupation of Greece during World War II, and the unique challenges she experienced in creating her characters.

Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019
4pm

Hellenic Center
6506 Bells Mill Rd.
Bethesda, MD 20817




Karen Batshaw speaking about the burning of Smyrna September 1922







Well researched presentation on Smyrna and Bulgaria





Booksigning of Light and Shadows by the author