01830cam a2200373 i 4500 623695010 TxAuBib 20210922120000.0 201130s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2020045266 9780593101537 hardcover 0593101537 hardcover (OCoLC)1194871842 TxAuBib rda Benedict, Marie, author. The Personal Librarian / by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray. New York : Berkley, [2021] 341 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Lariat List 2022. In her twenties, Belle da Costa Greene is hired by J. P. Morgan to curate a collection for his newly built Pierpont 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 as she helps build a world-class collection. But Belle has a secret, one she must protect at all costs. 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 African American. 20210922. Greene, Belle da Costa Fiction. African American women librarians Biography Fiction. Passing (Identity) Fiction. Biographical fiction. lcgft Historical fiction. lcgft Biographies. lcgft Fiction. lcgft Murray, Victoria Christopher, author. TXKPL