Spotlight on Author’s Luncheon

Sacramento Branch of AAUW Presents

Winter Luncheon and Author Elaine Russell

Saturday, December 13th, 11am – 2pm

North Ridge CC, 7600 Madison Ave, Fair Oaks

Many of us came to AAUW through books and book groups. So the annual authors’ luncheon is a fan favorite. This year we are doing itfor our holiday luncheon, and we bring you Elaine Russell, a resident
of Fair Oaks. She is the author of three historical novels and six children’s books, which have won numerous awards. We will learn about her most recent book When the Tamarind Tree Blooms (2024). Kirkus Reviews describes this book, a work of fiction, as a richly sensory narrative set in Laos during the period of French rule.” It is about a young woman métisse, half-Lao/half-French, in 1931 French colonial Laos, trying to determine where she belongs in the deeply divided French and Lao societies, where neither group accepts her mixed heritage. Elaine is also the author of the historical novels In the Company of Like-Minded Women (2018) and Across the Mekong River (2012). Click <here> for more information about the author.

Guests are welcome at our events, but provide a separate registration form for each attendee. Registration is now closed. The meal choices are Roast Turkey or Thai Chicken Salad or Cheese Ravioli with Lemon Parsley Crème Sauce and Rolls, Butter, Coffee, Tea or Ice Tea. Dessert is a Fruit cup or Chocolate Mousse Cake.

We will be collecting new and gently used children’s books to share with at-risk children and families through Love, Talk, Read, founded by member Celeste Roseberry-McKibbin. Our author/speaker has also written children’s books about children in Southeast Asia which will be available for purchase – and donation, if desired. Thank you in advance for your generosity!

See you at the Winter Luncheon!