“Always Emily” Author Michaela MacColl Visits Barnes & Nobel June 7

Westport author Michaela MacColl celebrated the release of "Always Emily," her fourth young adult novel featuring prominent historical women as a teens, in April. She will be at Westport's Barnes & Noble on Saturday, June 7 at 3 p.m.

"Always Emily" finds Emily and Charlotte Bronte searching for the connection among a suspicious death, a string of burglaries, a secret society, and a handsome stranger with a mysterious past. MacColl deftly weaves together history and mystery, combining a page-turner of a plot with thorough character development and rich sensory details that bring the past vividly to life. What we know historically about the lives of the Bronte family blends seamlessly with imagined experiences that could plausibly explain their novels, a treat for book lovers familiar with the themes in their work.

MacColl's previous novels include "Nobody's Secret" (teen Emily Dickinson solves a murder), "Prisoner's in the Palace" (England's future Queen Victoria is a sheltered teen coming into her own), and "Promise the Night" (Beryl Markham's adventure-filled childhood in Kenya).

Westport's Barnes & Noble is located at 1076 Post Road East. For more information, phone (203) 221-7955.