The release date for the English version of 'The Personal Librarian' by
Marie Benedict is Jun 2022. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
Belle da Costa Greene, in her twenties, is employed by J. P. Morgan to assemble an assortment of uncommon manuscripts, books, and artwork for his recently constructed Pierpont Morgan Library. Belle establishes herself as a mainstay of New York City society and rises to prominence in the book and art industries. She is renowned for her exquisite taste and cunning acquisition of important pieces, which she uses to build an elite collection.
However, Belle has a secret that she has to keep hidden at all costs. Belle Marion Greener, not Belle da Costa Greene, was her birth name. She is the daughter of Richard Greener, a well-known equality activist and the first Black Harvard graduate. Belle's skin is dark because she is African American, not because of her purported Portuguese ancestry, which allows her to pass for white.
In The Personal Librarian, an outstanding lady known for her wit, flair, and intelligence is told about the extremes she goes to in order to safeguard her family and her legacy and to maintain her carefully constructed white identity in the racist society she lives in.