Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray

The Personal Librarian

A GMA Book Club Pick. Sprachen: Englisch. 23,2 cm / 15,4 cm / 2,5 cm ( B/H/T )
Buch (Softcover), 498 Seiten
EAN 9780593414248
Veröffentlicht Juli 2021
Verlag/Hersteller Random House
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The remarkable, little-known story of Belle da Costa Greene, J. P. Morgan's personal librarian-- who became one of the most powerful women in New York despite the dangerous secret she kept in order to make her dreams come true, from New York Times bestselling author Marie Benedict and acclaimed author Victoria Christopher Murray. In her twenties, Belle da Costa Greene is hired by J. Pierpont Morgan to curate a collection of rare manuscripts, books, and artwork for his newly built Morgan Library. Belle becomes a fixture on the New York society scene and one of the most powerful people in the art and book world, known for her impeccable taste and shrewd negotiating for critical works as she helps build a world-class collection. But Belle has a secret, one she must protect at all costs. She was born not Belle da Costa Greene but Belle Marion Greener. She is the daughter of Richard Greener, the first Black graduate of Harvard and well-known advocate for equality. Belle's complexion isn't dark because of her alleged Portuguese heritage that lets her pass as white--her complexion is dark because she is African American. The Personal Librarian tells the story of an extraordinary woman, famous for her intellect, style, and wit, and shares the lengths she must go -- for the protection of her family and her legacy - to preserve her carefully crafted white identity in the racist world in which she lives.

Portrait

MARIE BENEDICT is a lawyer with more than ten years' experience as a litigator at two of the country's premier law firms. She is a graduate of Boston College with a focus on history and art history and a graduate of Boston University School of Law. She is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Lady Clementine, The Only Woman in the Room, Carnegie's Maid, and The Other Einstein. VICTORIA CHRISTOPHER MURRAY is one of the country's top African American contemporary authors with more than one million books in print. She has written more than twenty novels, including the Seven Deadly Sins series and Stand Your Ground, a Library Journal Best Book of the Year. She holds an MBA from the NYU Stern School of Business.

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