Sunday July 29^th at 2pm, Gwen Southgate,  a Cushing summer resident,  will be reading from her memoir, Coin Street Chronicles: Memoirs of an Evacuee from London's Old South Bank.

Her book begins in January 1929 when she was born on the south bank of the Thames. In this memoir, Gwen Southgate weaves the story of a vanished time, place, and way of life in an area that is now a cultural showcase known as the South Bank. Though Coin Street Chronicles is a personal story of one youngster's experiences in the 1930s and 40s, it is part of a broader tapestry, one which portrays the sweep of life in Britain at that time as seen through the eyes of a girl for whom it was the backdrop of childhood. Southgate brings the characters to life and paints vivid scenes that touch all of the senses.

Gwen Southgate has kept herself out of mischief bringing up four children, a husband, ten grandchildren, innumerable physics students and endeavoring to set the political world to rights.

This event will be held at the Thomaston Public Library on 60 Main St. in room 204 of the Thomaston Academy Building. The doors will open at 1:30pm. This event is free and open to the public!