Tory Hole Community Book Discussion - for adults!
Wed, Sep 10
|The Mather Homestead
Join MH literary guru Samantha for a fun and interactive discussion of Tory Hole, written by Darien resident Louise Hall Tharp about the Revolutionary Tory raids. Written for kids but a great discussion for adults! Book available at the Darien Library, Mather Homestead, Museum of Darien and DCA.
Time & Location
Sep 10, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
The Mather Homestead, 19 Stephen Mather Rd, Darien, CT 06820, USA
About the event
Spies, smugglers and marauding Tories infested the Connecticut shore during the American Revolution. The Rebel cause looked grim as George Washington tried to hold his army together around New York. Steven Waring's father, a staunch Patriot, left to enlist permanently in the Continental Army, leaving Steven to take care of his mother and two younger children. It proved to be no small task. Tories from Long Island cross the Sound in whaleboats, and using a cave as their hideout, plunder the village and seize hostages. Within a framework of carefully researched history, Louise Hall Tharp sets forth a thrilling suspense story.