East Cobb resident Roni Robbins will be interviewed Thursday at the Book Festival of the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta about her historical novel.
Published buy Amsterdam Publishers, “Hands of Gold” is based on the true-life experiences of her late grandfather, who fled anti-Semitism in pre-Nazi Europe. The novel tells the story of an elderly man, Sam Fox, who has survived many ordeals but who is coming to grips with his past.
As this is happening, “a gold watch from his grandmother, lost and buried during the Holocaust, will find its way back to him. Through this and other blessings, Sam learns to find the silver lining in his everyday struggles by holding onto his loved ones, along with a little self-reliance and even a few miracles.”
Robbins will be in conversation with author and media personality Robyn Spizman at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Marcus Center (5342 Tilly Mill Road Atlanta) in an event that will include an audience Q and A and a book signing. Copies of her book also will be on sale.
To reserve a free ticket for the event, click here.
Robbins developed the novel idea after listening to cassette tapes of her grandfather, who died in 1995, speaking about his life experiences.
The former associate editor of the Atlanta Jewish Times, Robbins turned that into a column for the newspaper, “Giving Memories a Voice: My Grandfather Left a Piece of Himself Behind as a Legacy to his Progeny.”
She has been a published writer for 35 years, with bylines at Medscape/WebMD, daily and weekly newspapers and as a freelancer for national, regional and online publications.
“Hands of Gold” was a quarterfinalist for historical fiction in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award contest.
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