# Event Details

- **Event Name**: "Thorns of the Mesquite" with Local Author Patricia Lee Lewis
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 21 Feb, 2026 at 02:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Dona Rose Willis’s life on a vast West Texas ranch in 1938 is shaped by hard work, a starkly beautiful landscape, and a loveless marriage. Everything shifts when her orphaned niece, Annalou, arrives, and Samuel Washington, a Black man, seeks refuge from a lynch mob, thrusting Dona into a dangerous fight against brutal prejudices.

Join Patricia Lee Lewis as she shares from her new book, Thorns of Mesquite. A powerful and timely tale of historic fiction, this book paints a stirring portrait of a woman’s awakening - of love and the resilient spirit demanded to fight for what’s right against staggering odds.

Patricia Lee Lewis was born and raised in Austin, Texas and moved to New England with her family many years ago. Early visits to her grandparents’ ranch in West Texas and the powerful images from that landscape infuse her writing.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/sunderland/thorns-of-the-mesquite-with-local-author-patricia-lee-lewis/200029378311407
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 6

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Sunderland
- **state**: MA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 20 School St, Sunderland, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01375
- **lat**: 42.46737
- **long**: -72.581
- **full address**: 20 School St, Sunderland, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01375

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Sunderland Public Library (https://allevents.in/org/sunderland-public-library/11403916)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 21 Feb, 2026 at 02:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 20 School St, Sunderland, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01375
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Sunderland Public Library
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about "Thorns of the Mesquite" with Local Author Patricia Lee Lewis ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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