Book Reading with Kenyette Spencer Mills Author of The Dressmakers Secret

Take a journey through history with griot—the traditional African storyteller—Kenyette Spencer Mills as she reads powerful excerpts from her forthcoming historical novel, The Dressmaker’s Secret. This unforgettable tale brings to life the brutal realities and quiet resilience of the enslaved, weaving their stories with those of forgotten historical figures such as Colonel Nicholas Spencer, John Mottram, Jost Hite, and Robert Carter-men who helped forge the economy of slavery in the early colonies and shaped the destinies of America's founding fathers: George Washington, James Monroe, James Madison, and Thomas Jefferson. 

Through Kenyette's words, history is not only remembered-it breathes!

This is a free program that will take place on the lower level of the Belle Grove Manor House at 336 Belle Grove Road, Middletown, Virginia. Please contact us at 540-869-2028 or by email with any questions.