Mountain Shire Books & Gifts will host award-winning Colorado author, Buzzy Jackson, at its latest author event at Fraser Valley Distilling.

Attendees can meet the author and hear her wartime historical work, “To Die Beautiful,” on Oct. 1, beginning at 5 p.m.

The novel is based on the true story of Hannie Schaft, a vital member of the Dutch resistance during WWII. Jackson tells Schaft’s incredible story of living in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands. 

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In 1940, Schaft is a 19-year-old student. As the Nazi party rises in power in her country, her Jewish friends’ lives are in danger. Determined to save them and fight for good, Schaft joins her country’s armed resistance.

“Buzzy Jackson recreates Hannie Schaft’s incendiary life out of a handful of ash and sparks. An unforgettable alloy of death and hope, ‘To Die Beautiful’ is a heartrending and breathstopping novel of resistance – the more so for being the essence of truth.”

 
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She hides her Jewish friends, seduces Nazi soldiers to assassinate them at point-blank range, bombs munition factories and runs weapons across the country. She falls in love with a fellow resister, struggling to maintain her humanity during wartime.

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Hitler learns of her identity and makes her a target, giving her the moniker ‘the Girl with Red Hair.’

“She was an extraordinary woman full of fervor, determination and conviction, and Jackson eloquently brings her story back to life,” writes Mountain Shire. “This historical fiction novel is powerful, eye-opening and gut-wrenching. ‘To Die Beautiful’ is a must-read novel set during one of the darkest times in history.”

Tickets for the literary event are $10. They can be purchased in advance at Mountain Shire in Winter Park, or at the door on the day of the event.