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The house girl : a novel / Tara Conklin.

Conklin, Tara. (Author).

Summary:

"Weaving together the story of an escaped slave in the pre–Civil War South and a determined junior lawyer, The House Girl follows Lina Sparrow as she looks for an appropriate lead plaintiff in a lawsuit seeking compensation for families of slaves. In her research, she learns about Lu Anne Bell, a renowned prewar artist whose famous works might have actually been painted by her slave, Josephine."-- Provdied by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780062207395
  • ISBN: 0062207393
  • ISBN: 9780062207517
  • ISBN: 0062207512
  • Physical Description: 372 pages ; 24 cm
  • Edition: 1st ed.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"A novel"-- Cover.
Subject: Reparations for historical injustices > Fiction.
Fugitive slaves > Virginia > Fiction.
Corporate lawyers > New York (State) > New York > Fiction.
Women lawyers > New York (State) > Manhattan (New York > Fiction.
African Americans > Reparations > Fiction.
New York (N.Y.) > Fiction.
Virginia > Fiction.
United States > Race relations > Fiction.
Genre: Historical fiction.
Novels.

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  • 58 of 63 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 0 of 0 copies available at McDowell County Public Library.

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