{"title":"Stephanie Dray \u0026 Laura Kamoie","description":"\u003cp\u003eJoin us at the Ashland Public Library on Saturday, May 9 from 1-3pm as we kick off our nation's celebration of its 250th Anniversary with authors Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie and the release of their new novel, \u003cem\u003eA Founding Mother: A Novel of Abigail Adams\u003c\/em\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou can pre-order books below. Just choose in-store pickup when checking out and we'll bring them to the event for you. Easy Peasy.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor more information and to register, click \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ashlandmass.assabetinteractive.com\/calendar\/in-person-horror-festival-the-ashland-library\/\" title=\"https:\/\/ashlandmass.assabetinteractive.com\/calendar\/in-person-horror-festival-the-ashland-library\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"my-dear-hamilton-a-novel-of-eliza-schuyler-hamilton","title":"My Dear Hamilton: A Novel of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNew York Times bestselling authors of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmerica's First Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecomes the epic story of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton--a revolutionary woman who, like her new nation, struggled to define herself in the wake of war, betrayal, and tragedy. In this haunting, moving, and beautifully written novel, Dray and Kamoie used thousands of letters and original sources to tell Eliza's story as it's never been told before--not just as the wronged wife at the center of a political sex scandal--but also as a founding mother who shaped an American legacy in her own right.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eA general's daughter...\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eComing of age on the perilous frontier of revolutionary New York, Elizabeth Schuyler champions the fight for independence. And when she meets Alexander Hamilton, Washington's penniless but passionate aide-de-camp, she's captivated by the young officer's charisma and brilliance. They fall in love, despite Hamilton's bastard birth and the uncertainties of war.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Founding Father's wife...\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut the union they create--in their marriage and the new nation--is far from perfect. From glittering inaugural balls to bloody street riots, the Hamiltons are at the center of it all--including the political treachery of America's first sex scandal, which forces Eliza to struggle through heartbreak and betrayal to find forgiveness.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe last surviving light of the Revolution...\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen a duel destroys Eliza's hard-won peace, the grieving widow fights her husband's enemies to preserve Alexander's legacy. But long-buried secrets threaten everything Eliza believes about her marriage and her\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eown\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003elegacy. Questioning her tireless devotion to the man and country that have broken her heart, she's left with one last battle--to understand the flawed man she married and imperfect union he could never have created without her...\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e672 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eWilliam Morrow (April 3, 2018)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e978-0062466167\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Dray, Stephanie; Kamoie, Laura","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18664439775299,"sku":"","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0078\/1906\/7459\/products\/51LjM26XeEL.jpg?v=1549112790"},{"product_id":"a-founding-mother-a-novel-of-abigail-adams","title":"A Founding Mother: A Novel of Abigail Adams","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eFor attendees to the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ashlandmass.assabetinteractive.com\/calendar\/in-person-celebrating-americas-250th-founding-mother-with-authors-stephanie-dray-laura-kamoie\/\" title=\"https:\/\/ashlandmass.assabetinteractive.com\/calendar\/in-person-celebrating-americas-250th-founding-mother-with-authors-stephanie-dray-laura-kamoie\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#3119a6\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eAshland Public Library Event\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e with Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie on Saturday, May 9, please pre-order the book and we'll bring it to the event for you. Easy Peasy!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you would like a signed copy shipped, you can order it here and we'll post it after the event.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn time for the 250th Anniversary of the birth of the United States comes a sweeping, intimate portrayal of Abigail Adams—wife of one president and mother to another—whose wit, willpower, and wisdom helped shape the fledgling republic. A stunning historical novel with modern-day implications from the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebestselling authors of \u003cem\u003eAmerica’s First Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMy Dear Hamilton.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the heart of revolutionary Boston, Abigail Adams raises her children amid riots, blockades, and the outbreak of war. While her husband, John Adams, rises from country lawyer to nation-builder, often away for years at a time, Abigail builds her own independence—managing their farm, making lucrative investments, amassing savings, battling plague and loss, and defending their home. Unafraid to speak her mind, she famously offers fearless political counsel, urging John to “remember the ladies” in the new government. Through it all, she becomes his most trusted confidante and indispensable ally.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen peace is secured, Abigail steps onto the world stage—exchanging ideas with Thomas Jefferson in the French countryside, navigating court life as the wife of the Minister to Great Britain, and presiding over the parlor politics of the early American republic in New York, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC. Even after her husband’s presidential administration, she continues battling political foes and working behind the scenes to advance her family, secure independence for the women in her life, and ensure a better life for the next generation of Americans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom war-torn streets to the chandeliered halls of power, \u003cem\u003eA Founding Mother\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the unforgettable story of a woman ahead of her time—one whose voice, vision, and valor still resonate powerfully today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e464 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e HarperCollins (May 5, 2026)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 978-0063234765\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Dray, Stephanie; Kamoie, Laura","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48451116105979,"sku":null,"price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0078\/1906\/7459\/files\/9780063234765_f8ff1.jpg?v=1773837029"},{"product_id":"the-women-of-chateau-lafayette","title":"The Women of Chateau Lafayette","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eFor attendees to the \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/ashlandmass.assabetinteractive.com\/calendar\/in-person-celebrating-americas-250th-founding-mother-with-authors-stephanie-dray-laura-kamoie\/\" href=\"https:\/\/ashlandmass.assabetinteractive.com\/calendar\/in-person-celebrating-americas-250th-founding-mother-with-authors-stephanie-dray-laura-kamoie\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\" color=\"#3119a6\"\u003eAshland Public Library Event\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e with Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie on Saturday, May 9, please pre-order the book and we'll bring it to the event for you. 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But after witnessing the devastation in France firsthand, Beatrice takes on the challenge of a lifetime: convincing America to fight for what's right.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA reluctant resistor...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e1940\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. French school-teacher and aspiring artist Marthe Simone has an orphan's self-reliance and wants nothing to do with war. 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Easy Peasy!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you would like a signed copy shipped, you can order it here and we'll post it after the event.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShe took on titans, battled generals, and changed the world as we know it…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Inspiring and essential reading.”\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e–New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNew York Times\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Stephanie Dray returns with a captivating and dramatic novel about an American heroine Frances Perkins.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRaised on tales of her revolutionary ancestors, Frances Perkins arrives in New York City at the turn of the century, armed with her trusty parasol and an unyielding determination to make a difference.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen she’s not working with children in the crowded tenements in Hell’s Kitchen, Frances throws herself into the social scene in Greenwich Village, befriending an eclectic group of politicians, artists, and activists, including the millionaire socialite Mary Harriman Rumsey, the flirtatious budding author Sinclair Lewis, and the brilliant but troubled reformer Paul Wilson, with whom she falls deeply in love.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut when Frances meets a young lawyer named Franklin Delano Roosevelt at a tea dance, sparks fly in all the wrong directions. She thinks he’s a rich, arrogant dilettante who gets by on a handsome face and a famous name. He thinks she’s a priggish bluestocking and insufferable do-gooder. Neither knows it yet, but over the next twenty years, they will form a historic partnership that will carry them both to the White House.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrances is destined to rise in a political world dominated by men, facing down the Great Depression as FDR’s most trusted lieutenant—even as she struggles to balance the demands of a public career with marriage and motherhood. And when vicious political attacks mount and personal tragedies threaten to derail her ambitions, she must decide what she’s willing to do—and what she’s willing to sacrifice—to save a nation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e544 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Berkley (March 18, 2025)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 978-0593437070\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Dray, Stephanie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48777682780411,"sku":null,"price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0078\/1906\/7459\/files\/9780593437070_0401b.jpg?v=1777038485"},{"product_id":"ribbons-of-scarlet","title":"Ribbons of Scarlet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“The French Revolution comes alive through the eyes of six diverse and complex women, in the skilled hands of these amazing authors.”--Martha Hall Kelly,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebestselling author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLilac Girls\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA breathtaking, epic novel illuminating the hopes, desires, and destinies of princesses and peasants, harlots and wives, fanatics and philosophers—seven unforgettable women whose paths cross during one of the most tumultuous and transformative events in history: the French Revolution.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRibbons of Scarlet\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eis a timely story of the power of women to start a revolution—and change the world.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn late eighteenth-century France, women do not have a place in politics. But as the tide of revolution rises, women from gilded salons to the streets of Paris decide otherwise—upending a world order that has long oppressed them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlue-blooded Sophie de Grouchy believes in democracy, education, and equal rights for women, and marries the only man in Paris who agrees. Emboldened to fight the injustices of King Louis XVI, Sophie aims to prove that an educated populace can govern itself--but one of her students, fruit-seller Louise Audu, is hungrier for bread and vengeance than learning. When the Bastille falls and Louise leads a women’s march to Versailles, the monarchy is forced to bend, but not without a fight. The king’s pious sister Princess Elisabeth takes a stand to defend her brother, spirit her family to safety, and restore the old order, even at the risk of her head.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut when fanatics use the newspapers to twist the revolution’s ideals into a new tyranny, even the women who toppled the monarchy are threatened by the guillotine. Putting her faith in the pen, brilliant political wife Manon Roland tries to write a way out of France’s blood-soaked Reign of Terror while pike-bearing Pauline Leon and steely Charlotte Corday embrace violence as the only way to save the nation. With justice corrupted by revenge, all the women must make impossible choices to survive--unless unlikely heroine and courtesan’s daughter Emilie de Sainte-Amaranthe can sway the man who controls France’s fate: the fearsome Robespierre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e560 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e William Morrow (October 1, 2019)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 978-0062916075\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Dray, Stephanie; Kamoie, Laura","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48777688678651,"sku":null,"price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0078\/1906\/7459\/files\/9780062916075_9c284.jpg?v=1777038769"},{"product_id":"americas-first-daughter-a-novel","title":"America's First Daughter: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eFor attendees to the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ashlandmass.assabetinteractive.com\/calendar\/in-person-celebrating-americas-250th-founding-mother-with-authors-stephanie-dray-laura-kamoie\/\" title=\"https:\/\/ashlandmass.assabetinteractive.com\/calendar\/in-person-celebrating-americas-250th-founding-mother-with-authors-stephanie-dray-laura-kamoie\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#3119a6\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eAshland Public Library Event\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e with Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie on Saturday, May 9, please pre-order the book and we'll bring it to the event for you. Easy Peasy!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you would like a signed copy shipped, you can order it here and we'll post it after the event.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn a compelling, richly researched work of historical fiction that draws from thousands of letters and original sources, bestselling authors Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie tell the fascinating, untold story of Thomas Jefferson’s eldest daughter, Martha “Patsy” Jefferson Randolph—a woman who kept the secrets of our most enigmatic founding father and shaped an American legacy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom her earliest days, Patsy Jefferson knows that though her father loves his family dearly, his devotion to his country runs deeper still. As Thomas Jefferson’s oldest daughter in this compelling family saga, she becomes his helpmate, protector, and constant companion in the wake of her mother’s death, traveling with him when he becomes American minister to France.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is in Paris, at the glittering court and among the first tumultuous days of the French Revolution, that fifteen-year-old Patsy learns about her father’s troubling liaison with Sally Hemings, a slave girl her own age. Meanwhile, Patsy has fallen in love—with her father’s protégé William Short, a staunch abolitionist and ambitious diplomat. Torn between love, principles, and the bonds of family, Patsy questions whether she can choose a life as William’s wife and still be a devoted daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer choice will follow her in the years to come, to Virginia farmland, the historic Monticello, and even the White House. And as scandal, tragedy, and poverty threaten her family, Patsy must decide how much she will sacrifice to protect her father's reputation, in the process defining not just his political legacy, but that of the nation he and our Founding Fathers founded.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e672 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eWilliam Morrow (March 1, 2016)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 978-0062347268\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Dray, Stephanie; Kamoie, Laura","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48777789538555,"sku":null,"price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0078\/1906\/7459\/files\/9780062347268_e01aa_1.jpg?v=1777039631"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0078\/1906\/7459\/collections\/Ashland050926.jpg?v=1777902151","url":"https:\/\/aesopsfable.com\/collections\/stephanie-dray-laura-kamoie.oembed","provider":"AESOP'S FABLE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}