Wow and wow
The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray kept me captivated for a weekend. I tore through this book and savored the writing, the characters, and the impressive amount of research the authors did to keep this book so authentic. Kudos.
Belle da Costa Greene is a black woman passing as white in the 1900s. She's brilliant in the world of art, books, and negotiating. As THE personal librarian for J.P. Morgan, she helps build and curate an impressive world of rare manuscripts, books, and artworks for the new Morgan Library.
Her impeccable taste and shrewd negotiating made this a world class collection.
Her secret is the story.
Trust me. Just read this book and learn and appreciate an amazing woman. Who cares about her color? At that time, she was a woman beyond it all. Wow and wow and wow.
