Meet the Author: Weina Dai Randel in conversation with Karen Kirsten

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**This event will take place at the Community Center, 39 Marrett Road, Lexington. Join us for a fabulous evening with local authors Weina Dai Randel, in conversation with Karen Kirsten, to discuss Weina's new book, The Lost Kingdom of Daughters , a suspenseful historical novel set in a distant matriarchal society where marriage doesn’t exist and free love is the tradition. This unique, one-of-a-kind novel features a free-spirited woman who grows up in a land of misty hot springs and star-kissed hills, and two American brothers stranded in the mountains. A spellbinding story exploring love and lust, freedom and forgiveness, it breathes life into a vanishing culture while charting an inevitable clash between tradition and modernity. Based on the real matriarchal ethnic group in China, the Moso tribe, known for its matriarchal tradition. Attendance is on a first-come basis. Registering below allows us to plan for headcount and keep you updated in case of any changes. About our authors: Weina Dai Randel is an award-winning, internationally bestselling, Wall Street Journal bestselling author of six historical novels, including The Last Rose of Shanghai , which was optioned for a feature film; Night Angels , which was longlisted for the Massachusetts Book Awards; The Master Jeweler ; and the Empress of Bright Moon duology. She is a winner of the RWA RITA Award, a finalist for the National Jewish Book Awards, and a two-time Goodreads Choice Awards Best Historical Fiction nominee. She’s also the recipient of the Massachusetts Cultural Council Grant in 2023. Her novels have been translated into seventeen foreign languages, including French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, and Hebrew. Karen Kirsten is the author of Irena's Gift , a 2025 National Jewish Book Award finalist, winner of Zibby Awards for Best Family Drama & Best Story of Overcoming, and Australian Jewish Book Award finalist. Her essay, Searching for the Nazi Who Saved My Mother’s Life was selected by Narratively as one of their Best Ever stories and nominated for The Best American Essays. Her writing has also appeared in Salon.com, Huffington Post, The Week, The Jerusalem Post, Boston’s National Public Radio station, The Boston Herald, The Christian Post, The Sydney Morning Herald and more.