Author Talk - Christine Gallert Kessides

Magda, Standing - A historical novel

Local author, Christine Kessides, will present her historical novel, Magda, Standing (released 2023). The story takes place during The Great War and the flu pandemic.

Chevy Chase resident, Christine Fallert Kessides, will present and read from her historical novel Magda, Standing (released 2023).  The story recounts a  teenager in 1916 Pittsburgh surmounting crises in her German immigrant family during The Great War and the 1918 flu pandemic.  The author will describe how she built on elements of her family's experiences to recreate this era, illustrating through photos and graphics the historical setting of Pittsburgh, attitudes towards women and immigrants, and the contrasting toll of the so-called Spanish flu vs. Covid-19.

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