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The Personal Librarian: A GMA Book Club Pick Hardback - 2021

by Marie Benedict; Victoria Christopher Murray

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Over one million copies sold!

The Instant New York Times Bestseller! A Good Morning America* Book Club Pick!

Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR! Named a Notable Book of the Year by the Washington Post!

"Historical fiction at its best!"*

A remarkable novel about J. P. Morgan's personal librarian, Belle da Costa Greene, the Black American woman who was forced to hide her true identity and pass as white in order to leave a lasting legacy that enriched our nation, from New York Times bestselling authors Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray.

In her twenties, Belle da Costa Greene is hired by J. P. Morgan to curate a collection of rare manuscripts, books, and artwork for his newly built Pierpont Morgan Library. Belle becomes a fixture in New York City society 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 create 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 a 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 to--for the protection of her family and her legacy--to preserve her carefully crafted white identity in the racist world in which she lives.

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  • Title The Personal Librarian: A GMA Book Club Pick
  • Author Marie Benedict; Victoria Christopher Murray
  • Binding Hardback
  • Pages 352
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Berkley Books
  • Publication date 2021-06-29
  • ISBN 9780593101537 / 0593101537
  • Weight 1.15 lbs (0.52 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6.3 x 1.4 in (22.86 x 16.00 x 3.56 cm)
  • Themes
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
  • Category Fiction - General
  • Library of Congress subjects Biographical fiction, Greene, Belle da Costa
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2020045266
  • Dewey Decimal Code 813.6

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  • Booklist, 04/01/2021, Page 31
  • Kirkus Reviews, 04/15/2021, Page 0
  • Library Journal, 05/01/2021, Page 62
  • Publishers Weekly, 04/19/2021, Page 0

About the author

Marie Benedict is a lawyer with more than ten years' experience as a litigator. A graduate of Boston College and the Boston University School of Law, she is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Only Woman in the Room, The Mystery of Mrs. Christie, Carnegie's Maid, The Other Einstein, and Lady Clementine. All have been translated into multiple languages. She lives in Pittsburgh with her family.

Victoria Christopher Murray is an acclaimed author with more than one million books in print. She has written more than twenty novels, including Stand Your Ground, an NAACP Image Award Winner for Outstanding Fiction and a Library Journal Best Book of the Year. She holds an MBA from the NYU Stern School of Business.

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