Lynn Cullen to Discuss ‘The Woman With The Cure' April 22 in Roswell

Atlanta Authors will host Lynn Cullen, bestselling author of historical fiction, as she discusses her new release, “The Woman With The Cure,” at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 22, at the Roswell Library, 115 Norcross St., Roswell. A virtual event on Zoom also will be offered. Both the live and Zoom presentations are free.

Cullen, who lives in Atlanta, is the author of “The Sisters of Summit Avenue,” “Twain’s End” and “Mrs. Poe,” which was named an NPR Great Read and an Indie Next List selection. She has appeared on PBS American Masters, and her novels have been translated into 17 languages.

A master at portraying overlooked or misunderstood historical figures, many of them female, Cullen once again focuses on a woman behind a larger-than-life true story in “The Woman With The Cure.” The novel spotlights Dr. Dorothy Horstmann during the middle of the 20th century as she faces an urgent medical crisis all too familiar to contemporary readers: Stopping a pandemic. In Horstmann’s case, it was polio, which for thousands of years had killed or paralyzed countless victims, particularly children.

During the 1940s and ’50s, some of the world’s best minds were engaged in the race to find a polio vaccine. Although that would eventually be accomplished by two other renowned doctors, it was Horstmann’s groundbreaking research that played a crucial role in ending the pandemic.

“Everyone knows Sabin and Salk created the polio vaccine, but without the work of Dr. Dorothy Horstmann there never would have been a vaccine in the first place,” said Bonnie Garmus, bestselling author of “Lessons in Chemistry.”

To register for Saturday’s in-person presentation, go to AALynnCullenLIVE.eventbrite.com. To sign up for the online event, go to AALynnCullenonline.eventbrite.com.

Bookmiser will have copies of Cullen’s novels available to purchase and have signed by the author. For more information, go to forl.net/atlanta-authors.

About Atlanta Authors
The Atlanta Authors Series is sponsored by the Friends of the Roswell Library and the Friends of the East Roswell Library as well as both branches of the Fulton County Library System to give patrons of the library a sample of what local authors are writing and to give local authors the opportunity to share what they have written. Authors will talk about themselves, their books, answer questions, and sign books for attendees. All of these programs will be held in Roswell and/or virtually online and are open to the public at no charge. For more information, visit forl.net/atlanta-authors.

About Bookmiser
Since 1998, Bookmiser, an independent bookseller in Marietta, has been selling new and used books, hosting author events and facilitating store-hosted book clubs. Bookmiser will be on hand at all Atlanta Author events as its primary bookseller. For more information, visit bookmiser.net.