Library of Virginia Hosts Lora Chilton, Author of 1666 for Talk and Signing
Join us for a lunchtime talk with author Lora Chilton, who will discuss her new work of historical fiction, 1666: A Novel, the survival story of the Patawomeck tribe of Virginia. Chilton, a member of the Patawomeck through the lineage of her father, used written colonial records and tribal oral tradition to imagine the lives of the Patawomeck women who were sold into slavery and shipped to Barbados to work in the sugar fields after the massacre of the tribe’s men in the summer of 1666. Against all odds, two women survive and, with determination and bravery, make their way back to their Virginia homeland. Chilton will discuss her use of Indigenous names and some of the Patawomeck language in the book, as well as her motivation for writing the novel. A book signing will follow the talk.
This event complements the Library’s exhibition Indigenous Perspectives. For more information, contact Ashley R. Craig at [email protected] or 804.692.3001. This talk is free and open to the public. Registration is required. Limited free parking is available underneath the Library at 800 East Broad Street.
Event Links
Tickets: https://go.evvnt.com/2372104-0
Website: https://go.evvnt.com/2372104-2
