Barbara Weisberg, STRONG PASSIONS: A Scandalous Divorce in Old New York

Barbara Weisberg will talk about her new book, STRONG PASSIONS: A Scandalous Divorce in Old New York. “In 1864, the nation was riveted by a society divorce trial that had everything: cheating, wealth, feuding brothers and lurid details Weisberg’s sensitive examination reconstructs the trial while giving dimension to the real-life people involved.”―The New York Times Book Review “Editors Choice”