Greg Duncan has recently published “Champagne in a Broken Teacup” a historical novel inspired by the activities of his French aunt who was a forger and fighter in the French Resistance during WW2.

In the novel Marie-Claire is pursuing her career as a freelance artist in Paris in the spring of 1940. She had no idea that in early May Hitler’s armies would invade France and rip her life apart. We follow her life as tragedies strike and she is forced to flee Paris to escape from the Gestapo. In the French town of Nevers she finds unexpected inner strength as a member of the resistance but her previous life in Paris catches up with her.

In his talk he will be explaining how he researched the historical setting for this novel and how he wove critical historical elements into the story to provide a living background for the plot. He will also be describing and illustrating some of the fascinating facts he discovered during his research.