to the rest of the leadership at the school, mary watson and also to a particularly to pam and brandon fisherwho done a tremendous job of organizing this event, and the director of the graduate writing program at the school we will be in conversation later. i also want to issue a few personal and professional thing is to the key will send my wonderful editor, britney the wonderful publicist, audrey, the wonderful assistant act cannot as well as my husband, family, friends and colleagues who've turned out to make a completely full house which absolutely flatters me. to let you know what we are going to be giving this evening, the plan is for me to read for just about 15 minutes and then i look forward to speaking with you and with movies about the book and great lakes. the book covers lafayette's and tie your life from 1757 to 1834. so, quite a long period of time. lafayette lived a very tumultuous and exciting life and for that reason, the book really focuses primarily on the two large offices of his life that really a fine him. this was the period during the american revolution and during th

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