Benedict, Marie
The Personal Librarian
- ISBN 13:
- 9780593101544
- author:
- Benedict, Marie
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Bantam USA
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2022
- Pages:
- 352
- Dimensions:
- 20.6 x 13.7 x 2.5 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, American, Asian American,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray is a remarkable novel about J. P. Morgan's personal librarian, Belle da Costa Greene. Born into a life of secrecy, Belle must hide her true identity to leave a lasting legacy in the art and book world. With impeccable taste and shrewd negotiating skills, she becomes a fixture in New York City society and one of the most powerful people in her field. But Belle's carefully crafted white identity is a fragile construct, threatened by the racist world in which she lives.
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