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The personal librarian : a novel / Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray.

Benedict, Marie, (author.). Murray, Victoria Christopher, (author.). Miles, Robin, (narrator.).

Summary:

The remarkable story of 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 to leave a lasting legacy that enriched the nation.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593501528
  • ISBN: 0593501527
  • Physical Description: 10 audio discs (approximately 12 hr., 30 min.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Unabridged.
  • Publisher: [New York] : Penguin Audio, [2021]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Title from container.
Compact discs.
Participant or Performer Note:
Read by Robin Miles.
Subject: Greene, Belle da Costa > Fiction.
African American women > Fiction.
Women librarians > Fiction.
Passing (Identity) > Fiction.
Pierpont Morgan Library > Fiction.
Racism > United States > Fiction.
New York (N.Y.) > History > 1898-1951 > Fiction.
FICTION / Biographical.
FICTION / African American / Women.
FICTION / Historical / General.
Greene, Belle da Costa.
Pierpont Morgan Library.
African American women.
Passing (Identity)
Racism.
Women librarians.
New York (State) > New York.
United States.
Genre: Audiobooks.
Biographical fiction.
Fiction.
Historical fiction.
History.
Historical fiction.
Biographical fiction.
Audiobooks.
Historical fiction.
Biographical fiction.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Homer Library. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Homer Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Homer Public Library.

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Syndetic Solutions - Author Notes for ISBN Number 9780593501528
The Personal Librarian : A GMA Book Club Pick (a Novel)
The Personal Librarian : A GMA Book Club Pick (a Novel)
by Benedict, Marie; Murray, Victoria Christopher; Miles, Robin (Read by)
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Author Notes

The Personal Librarian : A GMA Book Club Pick (a Novel)

Marie Benedict is a well established lawyer at two of the country's premier law firms. She graduated magna cum laude from Boston College with a focus on Art History and History. She is also a cum laude graduate of Boston University School of Law. Marie had a passion for unearthing the hidden historical stories of women. She followed this passion and began her writing career. Her first historical novel was "The Other Einstein", which recounts the story of Albert Einstein's first wife, a physicist, and the role she may have played in his theories.The other novels in this series include Carnegie's Maid, and The Only Woman in the Room. She also writes historical novels as Heather Terrell. Those titles include: The Chrysalis, The Map Thief, and Brigid of Kildare. (Bowker Author Biography)

She has a degree in communications from Hampton Institute & a Masters in Business Administration from New York University. She lives in Inglewood, California. (Bowker Author Biography)


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