Author Jody Hadlock in conversation with news anchor Robert Hadlock

205 West 6th Street,Georgetown TX 78626

10 May, 2022

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Author Jody Hadlock talks about her new book: THE LIVES OF DIAMOND BESSIE Join us for a fun evening with author Jody Hadlock as she discusses her new book, THE LIVES OF DIAMOND BESSIE, with Austin news anchor Robert Hadlock. “Drawing on a true story, Hadlock uses authentic period detail and well-drawn characters to pull readers into Annie/Bessie’s precarious journey toward redemption, which comes to an unexpected ending. This affecting tale of a 19th-century American woman struggling to prove her worth other than as a marriage prospect leaves a lasting impression.” —Publishers Weekly Diamonds aren’t always a girl’s best friend... Pregnant out of wedlock, sixteen-year-old Annie Moore is sent to live at a convent for fallenwomen. When the nuns take her baby, Annie escapes, determined to find a way to be reunited with her daughter. But few rights or opportunities are available to a woman in the1860s, and after failing to find a respectable job, Annie resorts to prostitution in order to survive. As a highly sought-after demi-mondaine, Annie—now Bessie—garners many expensive gifts from her admirers, and eventually meets and marries the son of a wealthy jeweler.With her marriage, she believes her dream of returning to proper society has finally cometrue. She’s proven wrong when she suffers the ultimate betrayal at the hands of the man she thought would be her salvation. But Bessie doesn’t let her story end there.Inspired by a true story and set amid the burgeoning women’s rights movement, Inspired by a true story and set amid the burgeoning women’s rights movement, THE LIVES OF DIAMOND BESSIE is a haunting tale of betrayal and redemption that explores whether seeking revenge is the price you might pay. Jody will be available after the event to sing books. Jody Hadlock’s love of history goes all the way back to junior high, when she was a member of the Junior Historians of Texas—so it’s no surprise her first novel is historical. She studied journalism at Texas A&M University and worked as a broadcast journalist and then in nonprofit public relations before turning her focus to fiction. She also writes screenplays and won the 2020 Dallas International Film Festival’s screenplay contest. Robert Hadlock is a weeknight anchor on KXAN News at 4:30, 5, 6, 9 and 10 p.m. He has had a front row seat covering major news stories for Central Texas viewers since 1987, a period of remarkable growth and change in our community. Robert has worked in his present position at KXAN since 1990, making him the longest continuously serving news anchor in Austin television history.