Saturday, June 1, 2024

FEATURING: The House Girl by Tara Conklin

HISTORICAL FICTION

From 1852 to 2004....from one artist to another....from a farm in Virginia to the hustle and bustle of New York City.

THE HOUSE GIRL flawlessly switches between these two time periods telling of the life of Josephine, a slave girl, Lina, a New York City attorney, and Lina's father, Oscar, an artist.

The historical aspect and the fact-finding kept me up late.  It is very interesting how the farm's kitchen records, crop records, and births and deaths of every person including the slaves was kept.  5/5

3 comments:

  1. Have you read this book?

    Thanks for stopping.

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  2. I would really like to read it, though the treatment of slaves is hard going.

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    1. Yes...that is difficult to read.

      Thanks for your comment, Mystica.

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