FOSPL Book Talk Series: “The 2nd Mrs. Ringling”

“The 2^nd Mrs. Ringling”

Here in Sarasota, the names John-and-Mable Ringling go together like palms and palmettos. But how many people are aware that there was a Second Mrs. Ringling? Join author Elen Brosnahan as she speaks about her book The Second Mrs. Ringling which blends historical facts, gleaned from court transcripts of their divorce proceedings and other sources, with a healthy dash of “what if.” following John and Emily from their elegant Park Avenue apartment to the sun-drenched terrace of Ringling’s mansion Ca d’Zan, and peeks behind the closed doors of this celebrated couple of the 1930’s.