Book Talk and Signing
Tuesday September 30, 2014  8pm
Literary

 museum@okcm.ca
 902-678-6237

Please join us for a talk, discussion and book
signing with Ottawa author Anne Raina. Raina’s book Clara’s Rib tells the true story of young Clara coming of age in a tuberculosis hospital in the 1940s and 1950s. Clara’s story focuses mainly on her years growing up in the “San” in Ottawa. Discover why, when Clara left the San for the last time, one of her own ribs was packed in her suitcase. Seven of Anne’s siblings had tuberculosis, with two of her brothers and father dying of the disease. Anne relates how she came to a deeper understanding of this disease that so ravaged Clara’s family.

Anne has been invited to speak about Clara’s Rib across Canada. She was a keynote speaker at the 2012 Ontario Lung Association Conference held in Toronto-TB: Making a Difference; and has presented to hospitals, libraries, museums, medical organizations, the Ottawa Medical School, historical societies, faith communities, schools, Probus Clubs, book clubs and community groups across Canada.

Reviews of Clara's Rib"
…..A remarkable autobiography of the incredible and heroic struggles of a twelve-year-old with lung tuberculosis in the time before chemotherapy. Fourteen years spent in and out of the sanatorium 'on the cure'."
C. William L. Jeanes M.D., Former Medical Director, Canadian Tuberculosis Association

... Clara's life is truly a miracle and an inspiration. One can only marvel at her inner strength. She is a hero in the true sense of the word."
Peter Jessamine MD, FRCPC

"... Her detailed description captures perfectly our lives as young TB patients. There is something in this book that will touch everyone."
Myrtle Jennings Murphy, Former TB Patient
Pricing & Tickets
Pricing: Donation
Poster
37 Cornwallis Street
Kentville, Nova Scotia

 info@kingscountymuseum.ca
 902-678-6237

     

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