Tuesday, July 13th: Princeton Club lecture via Zoom - Final Transgression: One Woman's Tragic Destiny in War-torn France
Author Harriet Welty-Rochefort joined us live from Paris to discuss her most recent novel. Final Transgression, 85-year-old Caroline Aubry tells the tale of the tragic wartime destiny of her beloved younger sister, Séverine. When WW2 breaks out and Séverine’s collaborationist husband betrays her, she flees from Paris to her hometown in southwest France and to the château and the countess who was her mentor. Headstrong and determined, she ignores warnings about the risk of traveling to an area that has become a fierce battleground for rival groups of résistants, Nazis and collaborators. It is there, in her own village, that she commits an egregious error––her final transgression.
Harriet Welty Rochefort grew up in Iowa, earned degrees at the University of Michigan (B.A.) and Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism (MSJ), then traveled to France - and never left. She is the author of three nonfiction books about the French: French Toast, French Fried, and Joie de Vivre. Final Transgression is her first work of fiction. Harriet lives with her French husband, Philippe, in Paris. Her website is www.harrietweltyrochefort.com
Wednesday, July 14th: Official Bastille Day Celebration in Central Park
French expatriates and francophiles alike gathered at the Central Park Summerstage for a celebration of all things French. Singers and DJs entertained the crowd and the Cadets Lafayette performed the anthems of the US and France.
Friday, July 16th: DM Fan club returns for Shake the Disease
You know it is going to be a good 80s New Wave night when DJ Lisa Shred plays Jubilation by Anything Box as the third song in. That explained why Alex and Terry were on the dance floor for 3 hrs straight...
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