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A Virginia author who drove 10,000 miles exploring the back roads of the Shenandoah Valley will discuss her travels and her new book on that subject on Sunday, Oct. 24, at the Old Sperryville Bookshop.
Andrea Sutcliffe, author of the newly published “Touring the Shenandoah Valley Backroads,” will sign and discuss her book from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the book shop on Main Street in the historic village of Sperryville. The program is open to the public and free of charge.
“For me, writing a book is the absolute best way to learn about something,” said the author, who has been a writer, editor and editorial project manager for 30 years.
“In the past year, I have driven ten thousand miles and immersed myself in every bit of historic literature I could find.”
The 249-page tour guide is as much a history of the Shenandoah Valley as it is a guide book. The Valley of Virginia is a cradle of American history, beginning with the early German, Scots-Irish and Swiss settlers in the 1730s and stretching down through Colonial times and the Civil War, in which the valley played a critical strategic role. Ms. Sutcliffe’s book explores all these fascinating aspects of the past and more.
The well-illustrated book, which features many photographs of historic homes, churches and other places, outlines 13 tours the motorist can take along the lesser-traveled routes of the valley. The tours cover an area from near Martinsburg, W.Va., on the north to the area near Roanoke, Va., on the south.
The book’s publishing company, John F. Blair, said the goal of the book is “to bring history to life for backroads travelers by pointing out significant places and events along the way.”
For more information, call the Old Sperryville Bookshop, (540) 9878444. The book shop is open Thursday through Monday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., except Sunday, when hours are noon to 5 p.m.
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