Author John Hough Jr. talks about his acclaimed new book, Seen the Glory, about two brothers from Martha’s Vineyard during the Civil War, at the Chilmark Public Library on Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 5:30 p.m.

“Just when you think there are no new stories under the sun about the Civil War — here it comes! John Hough looks at the theme of race and the battle of Gettysburg from a strikingly different angle. Join up and go to war with these boys from the Vineyard; you won’t be able to catch your breath until this fast, brilliant novel is over. Seen the Glory is an original, profound novel, with the best dialogue of the period I have ever read,” wrote author Lee Smith.

Publishers Weekly wrote, “Amid the blood and fury of battle, a tender and poignant story of idealism, love and brotherly devotion shines through.”

Mr. Hough is a novelist who grew up in Falmouth and now lives on the Vineyard. He comes from a family of newspapermen: his grandfather and his father edited the Falmouth Enterprise and his great-uncle was for many years the editor of the Vineyard Gazette. He is the author of four previous novels and three works of nonfiction.

Books will be available for sale. The lecture, sponsored by the Friends of the Chilmark Public Library, is free. For details, call 508-645-3360.