Titia Bozuwa, reads from her 4th book, THE EMPEROR'S GUEST, a spell-binding account of her busband's coming of age behind barbed wire in World War II in Indonesia. This Writers Read series sponsored by the Dover Adult Learning Center will be held at the Dover Public Library on Tuesday, April 6th, 6:30 p.m. FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
As a 16-year-old, brought up in the Colonial Dutch East Indies with his father a Commander of the Dutch Royal Navy, Gijs Bozuwa witnesses the Japenese bombing Pearl Harbor. His cultural, physical and spititual transitions from his past to a Japanese prison camp involve shipwrecks, attempted escapes, a make-shift school, and the relationships he forms in camp. Despite hunger and fear, a beating because Bozuwa refused to give a guard his blanket from home, and his decision to volunteer in the prison "hospital" reveal his growing strength, honor and spirit which, later, would lead to his becoming a doctor.
Titia Bozuwa's other books include IN THE SHADOW OF THE CATHEDRAL, WINGS OF CHANGE and JOAN: A MOTHER'S MEMOIR.
A highly respected and popular writer of books on Maine history, Neil will give a presentation and answer audience questions on "New Hampshire and Maine History: Where the Two States Meet." This Writers Read series sponsored by Dover Adult Learning Center will be held at the Dover Public Library on Tuesday, May 25th, 6:30 p.m. FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
Although Rolde began his career as an award-winning playwright whose works were performed in New England and, in Portsmouth, at Theatre by the Sea, he later became fascinated by the history of Maine. Since then, he has written numerous history books and given many, very well-attended readings in New England.
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