Brattleboro Literary Festival Hosts Second Literary Cocktail Hour

The Brattleboro Literary Festival invites you to join us on Friday, June 12 at 5:00 pm for a virtual Literary Cocktail Hour, featuring area writer Tim Weed as he interviews International best-selling author Danielle Trussoni on her new novel, The Ancestor, a literary gothic novel that explores the darker realms of ancestry and inheritance. The book has been widely praised, described by Kirkus Reviews as “an opulently romantic horror tale” and “gothic extravaganza.” Publishers Weekly called it “a deliciously creepy tale of a windfall turned nightmare”…”an intense, darkly gothic narrative with elements of mystery, the paranormal, and legendary tales.” Separated from her husband,  Alberta Monte receives a mysterious letter regarding an inheritance that includes a castle in the snow-covered Italian Alps. After traveling to the castle (via private jets and helicopters), she discovers a gothic castle filled with eccentric caretakers, a mad woman in the attic, vicious guard dogs and monsters of legend that snatch small children—all with a side of DNA testing to reveal her family secrets. The perfect summer read!

There will be an opportunity for the audience to ask questions. And while cocktails are entirely optional, we might suggest that while Alberta Monte’s favorite drink was a perfect gin and tonic with extra lime, the castle staff favored serving champagne and vintage wines.
To register for this free event, please go to

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/2315889816887/WN_0WxtQG0_RE6gjG6e3c60HQ

. Registered participants will be able to interact with the author in a question and answer session. Or you can just watch the event live-streamed on the Brattleboro Literary Festival’s Facebook page without registering m.facebook.com/brattleborolitfest/