First published 2021
In 1906, Belle da Costa Greene is hired as J.P. Morgan's personal librarian. Passing as white, she navigates the exclusive world of New York's elite, securing priceless artworks and manuscripts for Morgan's private collection. But the threat of her secret racial identity being exposed looms large, as does the cost of the deception that allows her to thrive in this realm of privilege.
Genres: literary-fiction, historical-fiction, 20th-century, biographical-fiction, art-history, african-american-historical-fiction
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: secrets, social-climbing
Setting: New York
Period: 1906
347 pages · Kindle Edition · Berkley
Content warnings: racism