The Princeton native authors talk about Martha McPhee's new book, “An Elegant Woman,” which is drawn from family history.

"An Elegant Woman" is a story of discovery and reinvention, following four generations of women in one American family.

A profound meditation on memory, history, and legacy, the story follows one woman over the course of the 20th century, taking the reader from a drought-stricken farm in Montana to a yellow Victorian in Maine; from the halls of a psychiatric hospital in London to a wedding-gown fitting at Bergdorf Goodman; from a house in small town Ohio to a family reunion at a sweltering New Jersey pig roast.

Martha McPhee's latest novel is an evocative exploration of the stories we tell ourselves, and what we leave out. In this special event, hosted by the library in the town where she grew up, the author will be joined in conversation by her sister, author Jenny McPhee.

Martha McPhee in conversation with Jenny McPhee: “An Elegant Woman”