Letters of a Portuguese nun:Uncovering the mystery of a 17th century forbidden love April 6, 2006

Join us as we explore the incredible true story surrounding the first romantic bestseller: a book of five love letters published in Paris in 1669. Journalist and internationally acclaimed theater actress Myriam Cyr proves that the young Portuguese nun Mariana Alcoforado not only wrote the letters to her French lover, but lived the heartache that makes her story one of the most moving in the history of forbidden love. Price: $5 for non-members