{"product_id":"an-evening-with-shelly-sanders","title":"An Evening with Shelly Sanders","description":"\u003cp\u003eJoin us for an evening with best selling author \u003cstrong\u003eShelly Sanders\u003c\/strong\u003e as we discuss her newest book \u003cstrong\u003eThe Night Witches.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cedar Canoe Books BRACEBRIDGE (22 Manitoba St)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wednesday, November 25th @ 7pm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTickets:\u003c\/strong\u003e $10\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Shelly Sanders\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShelly Sanders is the bestselling author of historical fiction celebrating unsung women entangled in underexplored historical events. Her works include, The Night Witches, The Night Sparrow, and Daughters of the Occupation. She is also the author of three acclaimed young-adult novels, informed by her grandmother’s escape from a Russian pogrom. Shelly, a journalist for 20 years, has also written essays for Writer’s Digest, LitHub, the Jewish Book Council’s PB Daily. She has been the Scholar-in-Residence at Beth Tikvah in Naples, Florida, and was awarded a fellowship at the Ventspils International Writer’s and Translators’ House. Born in Canada, Shelly was raised in Chicago and now lives in Ontario.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA novel based on the true story of a daring all-female aviation bombing unit called the Night Witches, who inspired fear in German soldiers throughout WWII\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1941: As the Nazis flatten her country, Maria Raskova, a record-breaking Russian flight navigator, receives permission to form the only all-female aviation regiment in the Second World War. From the start, the odds are against the women, who are forced to fly in deadly open-cockpit biplanes made of canvas and wood with a top speed of only ninety-four miles an hour.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter their most tragic night of the war, this group of brave women must overcome their grief and shaken confidence to complete their missions safely and prove their worth to their male coun­terparts, who have undermined the confidence of the women since they began training.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTold through the eyes of four female pilots and navigators in this unprecedented squadron, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Night Witches\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, inspired by real women and true events, is a story of these triumphant women in the face of staggering odds.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cedar Canoe Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":60397834207518,"sku":"2852530","price":10.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/3584\/9246\/files\/1_7.png?v=1792592273","url":"https:\/\/www.cedarcanoebooks.com\/products\/an-evening-with-shelly-sanders","provider":"Cedar Canoe Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}