Rosemary Sullivan —July 24

Villa Air-Bel and The Road Out: A Collaboration

Rosemary Sullivan will talk about the writing of her new book Villa Air-Bel:
World War II, Escape, and a House in France, a story of artists trapped and waiting for rescue in wartime France. Juan Opitz will present his film The Road Out: El Camino al Olvido, based on the book. Together they will speak about the travels they undertook as they followed these stories of escape.

Introducing Rosemary Sullivan

Rosemary Sullivan is the MacLean Hunter Chair of the Literary Journalism program. She is the author of ten books including Cuba: Grace Under Pressure; Labyrinth of Desire: Women, Passion and Romantic Obsession; and the national best seller The Red Shoes: Margaret Atwood Starting Out. Sullivan is also the winner of the Governor General’s award for her biography Shadow Maker: The Life of Gwendolyn MacEwen.