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Author Brian Kimmel

July 26, 2025 - July 26, 2025

Book reading and signing celebrating the release of “Blue Skies, Troubled Waters: An American Twin’s Odyssey in WWII Minahasa, Indonesia.” The book, co-authored with his grandmother, Martha Walandouw Lohn, is a profound story of resilience and a testament to the enduring power of family legacy. The presentation will begin with the dramatic tale of Kimmel’s great-grandfather’s leap into Brooklyn Harbor as a young immigrant. He will then guide the audience through his family’s incredible journey of deportation, survival in a Japanese POW camp in Indonesia during WWII, and their long path back to the United States.

When:
2-3 p.m.
Where:
Barnes and Noble at Northtown Mall, 4750 N. Division St.
Neighborhood:
Northeast Spokane
Phone:
(509) 482-4235
Website:
http://store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/store/2997
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