Mademoiselle Revolution (Berkley Books, 2022)

Saturday, September 24, 2022
11:30 AM
Lewes Public Library, Fireplace Reading Area

About the book
The daughter of a rich planter and an enslaved woman, Sylvie de Rosiers enjoys the life of a lady in 1791 Haitian society. But while she was born to privilege, she is never fully accepted by island elites. When the Haitian Revolution erupts, Sylvie and her brother leave their family behind to flee unwittingly into another uprising, in Paris. Sylvie quickly becomes enamored with the aims of the French Revolution, as well as with the revolutionaries themselves — most notably Maximilien Robespierre and his mistress, Cornélie Duplay.
 
About the author
Zoe Sivak strives to explore famous male figures through the lens of the women beside them — women who could have existed, even if history left them behind. When not engrossed in historical research, she is pursuing a Juris Doctorate and Master of Public Health degree in Philadelphia.

Sivak was in conversation with Adenike Marie Davidson at the event.

Adenike Marie Davidson is a professor of English and gender studies at Delaware State University and author of The Black Nation Novel: Imagining Homeplaces in Early African-American Literature.

Purchase the book
Please help support local independent bookstores by purchasing this book at Browseabout Books, official bookseller of the History Book Festival. Online sources and digital versions are tempting; however, supporting local brick and mortar shops helps to preserve our vibrant main streets. Drop by Browseabout, order books online, or call the store at 302-226-2665. You also may purchase a copy at biblion in Lewes.

About the Festival
With the help of our presenting sponsors—Delaware Humanities and The Lee Ann Wilkinson Group, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices I PenFed Realty—as well as our community partners and volunteers, the 2022 History Book Festival was full of great discussions with authors of newly published narrative nonfiction and historical fiction.

Special thanks to Lewes Public Library, for venue and assistance with event promotion; to Browseabout Books in Rehoboth, our official bookseller; and to the Cape Gazette and Delmarva Public Media, our media partners.

Mark your calendars for the 2023 History Book Festival. Join our authors, interviewers, and other attendees at live events throughout the weekend of September 29, 30, and October 1.