The House Girl: A Novel (P.S.) - Softcover

Conklin, Tara

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0062207512 ISBN 13: 9780062207517

Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks, 2014

Synopsis

Pub Date: 2013-11-05 Pages: 400 Language: English Publisher: HarperCollins Lina Sparrow is an ambitious young lawyer working on a historic class-action suit seeking reparations for the descendants of American slaves Josephine is a seventeen-year-old house. slave who tends to the mistress of a Virginia tobacco farm-an aspiring artist named Lu Anne Bell. Alternating between antebellum Virginia and modern-day New York. The House Girl is a searing tale of art. history. love. and secrets that intertwines the stories of two remarkable women.

About this title

Product Description:

A stunning debut novel that intertwines the story of an escaped house slave in 1852 Virginia with that of an ambitious young lawyer in contemporary New York, and in so doing asks questions of justice, love and family -- in slave-holding Virginia and today.

Review:

“Assured and arresting...You cannot put it down.”” (Chicago Tribune)

It’s shelved under historical fiction, but THE HOUSE GIRL reads more like a historical whodunit, and a smart one at that . . . Both Josephine and Lina are intricately drawn characters — fierce, flawed and very real.” (Minneapolis Star Tribune)

“[G]rabs you by the bonnet strings and starts running.” (Entertainment Weekly)

“This will be the book-club book of 2013.” (Marie Claire)

“Conklin ... is a skilled writer ... who knows how to craft a thoughtful page-turner ...We’re glued to the pages.” (Seattle Times)

“A sorrowful, engrossing novel in which the pursuit of justice serves as a catalyst to a more personal pursuit for truth . . . Through Josephine and Lina’s journeys, THE HOUSE GIRL is also a meditation on motherhood, feminism, loss, and, ultimately, redemption.” (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

“Conklin’s research blends subtly into the background while successfully rendering a picture of the complex tensions inherent in 1850s society...A historical novel that succeeds in giving voice to the voiceless.” (Winnipeg Free Press)

“Skillfully executed and packed with surprises, this novel of the ways in which art saves our humanity is an engrossing do-not-miss adventure.” (Shelf Awareness)

“Conklin’s sensitive, deft handling of complex racial and cultural issues, as well as her creation of a complicated, engaging story make this book destined to be a contender for best of 2013.” (School Library Journal (starred review))

“Riveting.” (Ebony)

About this edition

• Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0062207512
• ISBN 13: 9780062207517
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 416