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The personal librarian / Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray

by Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray

Set in early 20th-century New York, this novel follows Belle da Costa Greene as she curates J.P. Morgan's private library. While becoming a powerful figure in the art world, she must conceal her African American heritage to navigate a segregated society.

Accession 27563 ISBN 9780593101537 Publisher —
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