


Registration is free but strongly recommended to reserve a seat for the event.ĭoors open at 6 pm. This event is presented by the Foundation for the Yonkers Public Library. If a Poem Could Live and Breatheis an indelible portrait of the authenticity of first love, the heartache of loss, and how overcoming the worst of life’s obstacles can push one to greatness never imagined. An exciting follow-up to the success of her historical debut DEAR GEORGE, DEAR MARY, this radiant love story is sure to capture the hearts and minds of readers everywhere.īooks will be available for purchase courtesy of Womrath Bookshop. Hear Mary Calvi discuss the primary sources and incredible research that inspired this vivid portrait of love in the Gilded Age, followed by a Q & A and author signing. MARY CALVI Author of Dear George, Dear Mary If a Poem Could Live and Breathe A Novel of Teddy Roosevelt's First Love If a Poem Could Live and Breathe A.

Martin’s Press) brings to life the love letters between a young Teddy Roosevelt and Boston beauty Alice Lee, many of them never before published. If a Poem Could Live and Breathe: a Novel of Teddy Roosevelt’s First Love (St. If a Poem Could Live and Breathe: A Novel of Teddy Roosevelt’s First Love, is being released on Valentine’s Day, the same day that President Theodore Roosevelt declared The light has gone out of my life in 1884, when both his mother and his wife died within hours of each other. Yonkers Public Library and Foundation for the Yonkers Public Library are pleased to celebrate the latest novel from Emmy-award-winning journalist and first lady of Yonkers Mary Calvi.
