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Last: The Ice Swan 😍

Current: The Personal Librarian (#botm) & The Hellion

Next: The Holly and the Ivy

While the writing isn‘t overly polished the sheer brightness and magnitude of Belle da Costa Greene is spectacular. Based on the true account of Belle Marion Greener, a black woman passing as white, who was the personal librarian for JP Morgan & in charge of acquiring & purchasing rare manuscripts and art for the NY scion. Her position was unheard of for a woman in the early 1900‘s let alone one who had to hide her color & true identity.

My rooms still a mess, and the tension headache I‘ve had most of the week is back, but I‘m done with the book! On some level I knew these types of positions exist, but I had no idea what they really were about. But there‘s so many layers to Belle‘s life, I couldn‘t possibly get into all my thoughts here. Just a great read and my second book of 2023.

My rooms a mess and I don‘t feel real great this morning but book group is tomorrow and I still have half the book to read. So I‘m going to have my breakfast, read, and try to motivate myself to get some housework done. Happy Saturday Littens!

I‘m really enjoying this #HF based on JPMorgan‘s personal librarian, Belle Costa de Green, a black woman passing for white in the early years of the twentieth century. Robin Miles is one of my favorite narrators. #52Books #BooksOnTheCover

#UpNext Love Robin Miles 🙌🏻🎧♥️#52Books #BooksOnTheCover #Libby

#12booksof2022 Another month in which I read one book. And I was ho-hum about the book.

Day 5 May 2022 #12BooksOf2022

J. P. Morgan‘s personal librarian, Belle da Costa Greene was a Black American woman who was forced to hide her true identity and pass as white. Her father was the first Black graduate of Harvard.

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Happy New Year Littens! Here are my first 2 books of 2023! I‘m bouncing back and forth between them. The Personal librarian is for my IRL book group and I need to have it finished by next Sunday. Midnight Caller is just for fun. I‘m off today and tomorrow so I‘m hoping to make good progress.