03516cam a2200685 i 4500 1525221850 TxAuBib 20240826120000.0 220217t20222021||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780593101544 softcover $17.00 0593101545 softcover $17.00 (OCoLC)1297827870 TxAuBib rda Benedict, Marie, author. The personal librarian / Marie Benedict and Victoria Chirstopher Murray. Berkley trade paperback edition. New York : Berkley, [2022] ©2021. 'The First Ladies' excerpt: ©2023. 338 pages : paperback ; 21 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes readers guide. "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 Black. 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" -- Provided by publisher. 20240826. Greene, Belle da Costa Fiction. Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913 Fiction. Greene, Belle da Costa. fast Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913. fast Pierpont Morgan Library Fiction. Pierpont Morgan Library. fast 1898-1951. fast African American women librarians Fiction. Women librarians Fiction. Librarians Fiction. Passing (Identity) Fiction. Secrecy Fiction. Racism Fiction. Racism against Black people United States Fiction. African American women librarians. fast Librarians. fast Passing (Identity.) fast Racism. fast Racism against Black people. fast Secrecy. fast Women librarians. fast New York (N.Y) History 1898-1951 Fiction. New York (State) fast New York. United States. fast Biographical fiction. fast Fiction. fast Historical fiction. fast History. fast Novels. fast Historical fiction. lcgft Biographical fiction. Novels. fast Murray, Victoria Christopher, author.