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DESCRIPTION:The Rotary Book Club will meet on Monday\, November 9\, 2026\, 
 6:30 PM\, for the discussion of the book I Am Madame X by Gioia Siliberto.
   The book is available at Rainy Day Books and all Rotarians and guests a
 re welcome   I Am Madame X tells the story of Virginie Amélie Avegno Gau
 treau\, a strikingly beautiful American woman who became a sensation in Be
 lle Époque Paris. Born in New Orleans and raised on a lush plantation\, V
 irginie fled to France during the Civil War with her mother and sister\, s
 eeking social acceptance and leveraging her French heritage to enter high 
 society. The novel centers on the creation and aftermath of Sargent’s 18
 84 portrait\, Madame X\, which shocked Parisian society due to Virginie’
 s provocative pose and attire. The painting caused a scandal that damaged 
 Sargent’s career in Paris and made Virginie both infamous and fascinatin
 g. Diliberto imagines Virginie’s perspective\, portraying her as a compl
 ex\, ambitious\, and self-aware woman\, navigating societal expectations\,
  gossip\, and her own desires 
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>The Rotary Book Club will meet on Monday\, 
 November 9\, 2026\, 6:30 PM\, for the discussion of the book <em>I Am Mada
 me X </em>by Gioia Siliberto.&nbsp\; The book is available at Rainy Day Bo
 oks and all Rotarians and guests are welcome</p>\n\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p><
 em>I Am Madame X</em> tells the story of Virginie Am&eacute\;lie Avegno Ga
 utreau\, a strikingly beautiful American woman who became a sensation in B
 elle &Eacute\;poque Paris. Born in New Orleans and raised on a lush planta
 tion\, Virginie fled to France during the Civil War with her mother and si
 ster\, seeking social acceptance and leveraging her French heritage to ent
 er high society. The novel centers on the creation and aftermath of Sargen
 t&rsquo\;s 1884 portrait\, Madame X\, which shocked Parisian society due t
 o Virginie&rsquo\;s provocative pose and attire. The painting caused a sca
 ndal that damaged Sargent&rsquo\;s career in Paris and made Virginie both 
 infamous and fascinating. Diliberto imagines Virginie&rsquo\;s perspective
 \, portraying her as a complex\, ambitious\, and self-aware woman\, naviga
 ting societal expectations\, gossip\, and her own desires</p>\n
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