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Book Discussion III: The Personal Librarian, by Marie Benedict & Victoria Christopher Murray (Wednesday, May 3)
Presenter: Steve Volpini
The Personal Librarian tells the story of Belle da Costa Greene, a brilliant woman who became indispensable to J.P. Morgan as he built a library of rare books and artwork. But she had a secret. She was a black woman passing as white. This fascinating and moving novel is a story of great accomplishment and success achieved at great personal cost.