The personal librarian
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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"--
Available copies
- 3 of 100 copies available at Westchester Library System.
Current holds
50 current holds with 100 total copies.View other formats and editions
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| Mount Pleasant Public Library | FIC BENEDICT (Text) New Book |
31024153761948 |
Checked out 03/11/2023 |
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| Mount Pleasant Public Library | FIC BENEDICT (Text) Fiction |
31024153761955 |
Checked out 04/13/2023 |
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| Mount Pleasant Public Library | FIC BENEDICT (Text) New Book |
31024153762110 |
Checked out 04/05/2023 |
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| Mount Pleasant Public Library | FIC BENEDICT (Text) New Book |
31024153762128 |
Checked out 04/06/2023 |
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| Mount Vernon Public Library | FICTION BENEDICT (Text) New Fiction |
31018155613214 |
Checked out 03/29/2023 |
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| New Rochelle Public Library | BENEDICT (Text) Fiction |
31019156725429 |
Checked out 04/30/2023 |
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| New Rochelle Public Library | BENEDICT (Text) Fiction |
31019156848684 |
Checked out 04/03/2023 |
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| North Castle Public Library | FIC BEN (Text) Fiction |
31001152001187 |
Checked out 05/22/2023 |
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| North White Plains Branch | FICTION BENEDICT (Text) Fiction |
31001250767531 |
Checked out 03/27/2023 |
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| Ossining Public Library | FICTION (Text) Fiction |
31021101896073 |
Checked out 04/11/2023 |
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| Port Chester-Rye Brook Public Library | FICTION BENEDICT (Text) New Fiction |
31025152525077 |
Checked out 04/18/2023 |
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| Port Chester-Rye Brook Public Library | FICTION BENEDICT (Text) Fiction |
31025152637773 |
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| Pound Ridge Library District | FIC BENEDICT (Text) New Fiction |
31026151030291 |
Checked out 04/01/2023 |
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| Purchase Free Library | BENEDICT (Text) Fiction |
31027150630339 |
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| Ruth Keeler Memorial Library | F BENEDICT (Text) Express Item |
31020150783208 |
Checked out 03/30/2023 |
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| Ruth Keeler Memorial Library | F BENEDICT (Text) New Fiction |
31020150816800 |
Checked out 03/29/2023 |
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| Rye Free Reading Room | FICTION BENEDICT (Text) Fiction |
31028153305937 |
In transit - |
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| Rye Free Reading Room | FICTION BENEDICT (Text) Fiction |
31028153305945 |
Checked out 04/05/2023 |
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| Rye Free Reading Room | FICTION BENEDICT (Text) Fiction |
31028153345719 |
Checked out 04/01/2023 |
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| Rye Osborn Branch Library | FIC BEN ADAMS (Text) Fiction |
31028200085995 |
Checked out 04/01/2023 |
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| Scarsdale Public Library | FICTION (Text) New Fiction |
31029154443156 |
Checked out 04/05/2023 |
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| Scarsdale Public Library | FICTION (Text) New Fiction |
31029154446340 |
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| Scarsdale Public Library | FICTION (Text) Fiction |
31029154448551 |
Checked out 03/25/2023 |
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| Scarsdale Public Library | FICTION (Text) Express Item |
31029154463915 |
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| Scarsdale Public Library | TRD-PB B (Text) Trade Paperback |
31029154131173 |
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| Scarsdale Public Library | TRD-PB B (Text) Trade Paperback |
31029154131181 |
Checked out 03/26/2023 |
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| Somers Library | FICTION BENEDICT (Text) New Fiction |
31031151973128 |
Checked out 04/17/2023 |
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| Somers Library | FICTION BENEDICT (Text) Fiction |
31031152124341 |
Checked out 04/17/2023 |
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| Somers Library | FICTION BENEDICT (Text) Fiction |
31031152124358 |
Checked out 04/14/2023 |
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| The Field Library | BENEDICT, M. (Text) Fiction |
31022152318009 |
Checked out 03/29/2023 |
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| Town of Pelham Public Library | BENEDICT (Text) New Fiction |
31023151253502 |
Checked out 04/01/2023 |
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| Town of Pelham Public Library | BENEDICT (Text) New Fiction |
31023151291239 |
Checked out 04/05/2023 |
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| Tuckahoe Public Library | FICTION BENEDICT (Text) Fiction |
31034170159687 |
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| Warner Library | FICTION BENEDICT (Text) New Fiction |
31033152089508 |
Checked out 03/27/2023 |
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| White Plains Public Library | FICTION (Text) Fiction |
31544101233518 |
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| White Plains Public Library | FICTION (Text) Fiction |
31544101233559 |
Checked out 04/12/2023 |
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| White Plains Public Library | FICTION (Text) New Book |
31544101239689 |
Checked out 04/04/2023 |
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| White Plains Public Library | FICTION (Text) Fiction |
31544101345239 |
Checked out 04/13/2023 |
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| White Plains Public Library | FICTION (Text) Fiction |
31544101345353 |
Checked out 04/12/2023 |
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| Yonkers Crestwood Library | FIC BENEDICT (Text) Fiction |
31035162155229 |
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| Yonkers Crestwood Library | FIC BENEDICT (Text) Fiction |
31035162162225 |
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| Yonkers Crestwood Library | FIC Benedict (Text) New Fiction |
31035608016548 |
Checked out 04/04/2023 |
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| Yonkers Crestwood Library | FIC Benedict (Text) Fiction |
31035608016555 |
Checked out 04/01/2023 |
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| Yonkers Grinton I. Will Library | FICTION (Text) Fiction |
31035160873955 |
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| Yonkers Grinton I. Will Library | FICTION (Text) New Fiction |
31035162229016 |
Available - |
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| Yonkers Grinton I. Will Library | FICTION (Text) New Fiction |
31035604045012 |
Checked out 03/30/2023 |
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| Yonkers Grinton I. Will Library | FIC Benedict (Text) Fiction |
31035710059238 |
Checked out 04/03/2023 |
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| Yonkers Riverfront Library | FIC Benedict (Text) New Fiction |
31035600047970 |
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| Yonkers Riverfront Library | FIC Benedict (Text) New Fiction |
31035600047996 |
Checked out 04/05/2023 |
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| Yonkers Riverfront Library | FIC Benedict (Text) New Fiction |
31035700042897 |
Checked out 05/01/2023 |
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Record details
- ISBN: 9780593101537
- ISBN: 0593101537
- ISBN: 9780593101544
- ISBN: 0593101545
- Physical Description: pages cm
- Publisher: New York : Berkley, [2021]
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| Genre: | Biographical fiction. Historical fiction. Novels. |