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Win a Book Wednesday: “The Only Woman In The Room”

Win a Copy of "The Only Woman In the Room" by Marie Benedict

cropped photo of book cover showing a woman's face in a hat with text over her shirt, black and white with a 1950s feel

About "The Only Woman In the Room"

"Many know Hedy Lamarr as the stunningly beautiful movie star from the 1940s.  But few are aware of her marriage to an Austrian arms merchant, Friedrich Mandl, which introduced her to many key players in World War II including Mussolini.  Her beauty lent her a veil of invisibility among those powerful men.  After escaping Europe, she used the knowledge she garnered to create a frequency-hopping communications system which couldn’t be tracked or jammed.  Would her scientific invention assist in the war effort?

“The Only Woman in the Room” by Marie Benedict is for those who enjoy historical fiction and are looking for a strong female character."

Reviewed for you here by librarian Karen. Publication date is set as January 8, 2019.

Want to Win this Book?

  • Leave a comment below on Wednesday, April 3, and share the name of the book you're reading this week.
  • Everyone who leaves a comment here, on Facebook OR Twitter will be entered into a random drawing (Library employees are not eligible). Please only enter in one place.
  • The winner will be contacted by email on Thursday, April 4.
  • The winner can pick up their prize at the Library location of their choice.

Win a Book Wednesdays takes place twice a month. Prize books are Advance Reader Copies (ARCs) of books that will be added to the Library collection within the next month, and can already be found in the Library catalog as "on order."

ARCs are uncorrected proofs given to the Library for review purposes only, and are not for sale.

December 12, 2018 by Web Editor

Filed Under: News, Win a Book Wednesday

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Jennifer W says

    December 12, 2018 at 8:17 AM

    The Incendiaries, by R. O. Kwon!

  2. Gina Gil says

    December 12, 2018 at 8:48 AM

    Your Second Life Begins When You Realize You Only Have One by Raphaëlle Giordano

  3. Dana says

    December 12, 2018 at 9:42 AM

    Faithful Place by Tana French

  4. Meenal Singh says

    December 12, 2018 at 10:16 AM

    Where the crawdads sing by Delia Owens

  5. Alana B says

    December 12, 2018 at 1:57 PM

    All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

  6. Kayleigh R says

    December 12, 2018 at 3:13 PM

    My Squirrel Days – Ellie Kemper

  7. Andrew says

    December 12, 2018 at 3:45 PM

    Lab Girl by Hope Jahren. It’s highly recommended!

  8. Nancy M says

    December 12, 2018 at 9:22 PM

    The library is a treasure forever.

    • Web Editor says

      December 13, 2018 at 8:00 AM

      Thank you, Nancy!

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