Real People, Real Stories In-Person
Real People/Real Stories explores the best in nonfiction history, biography, science, nature, and the arts.
This month's read:
Dancing to the Precipice: The Life of Lucie de la Tour du Pin, Eyewitness to an Era
By Caroline Moorehead
Lucie Dillon—a daughter of French and British nobility known in France by her married name, Lucie de la Tour du Pin—was the chronicler of her age.
Her life encompassed the court of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. She witnessed firsthand the demise of the French monarchy, the wave of the Revolution and the Reign of Terror, the precipitous rise and fall of Napoleon, America at the time of Washington and Jefferson and, in her last years, the Italian ducal courts.
In this compelling biography, Caroline Moorehead illuminates the extraordinary life and remarkable achievements of this strong, witty, elegant, opinionated, and dynamic woman who survived personal tragedy and the devastation wrought by momentous historic events.
- Date:
- Thursday, Jan 15 2026 Show more dates
- Time:
- 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Room 128
- Building:
- Stryker Center (412 North Boundary Street)
- Audience:
- Adults Age 19 or older
- Categories:
- Book Discussion