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010			_a 2020045266
020			_a9780593101537 _q(hardcover)
020			_a9780593101544 _q(paperback)
020			_a9780593437032 _q(international edition)
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050	0	0	_aPS3620.E75 _bP47 2021
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100	1		_aBenedict, Marie, _eauthor.
245	1	4	_aThe personal librarian / _cMarie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray.
264		1	_aNew York : _bBerkley, _c[2021]
300			_a341 pages ; _c24 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
520			_a"The remarkable, little-known story of Belle da Costa Greene, J. P. Morgan's personal librarian-who became one of the most powerful women in New York despite the dangerous secret she kept in order to make her dreams come true, from New York Times bestselling author Marie Benedict and acclaimed author Victoria Christopher Murray. In her twenties, Belle da Costa Greene is hired by J. Pierpont Morgan to curate a collection of rare manuscripts, books, and artwork for his newly built 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, known for her impeccable taste and shrewd negotiating for critical works as she helps build 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 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. The Personal Librarian tells the story of an extraordinary woman, famous for her intellect, style, and wit, and shares the lengths she must go-for the protection of her family and her legacy-to preserve her carefully crafted white identity in the racist world in which she lives"-- _cProvided by publisher.
600	1	0	_aGreene, Belle da Costa _vFiction.
655		7	_aBiographical fiction. _2gsafd
700	1		_aMurray, Victoria Christopher, _eauthor.
776	0	8	_iOnline version: _aBenedict, Marie. _tThe personal librarian _dNew York : Berkley, [2021] _z9780593101551 _w(DLC) 2020045267
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