She begins to meet dealers and curators, often the only woman present for those conversations and auctions. She quickly finds herself involved in the Morgan family's social circles as Pierpont has her attend parties and other functions. She moves back to New York and begins to settle into the role. Morgan, known as Pierpont, and he hires her for the job. They are light-skinned Black people living as White, and Genevieve often reminds Belle how important it is that she act in a way that never brings undue scrutiny.īelle impresses Mr. The preparation is necessary because Belle's family has a secret. The night before the interview, Genevieve questions Belle about how she will act and what she will say. The family is barely making ends meet, and Belle knows that landing this job could help the family's financial status. Her older two sisters are working as teachers, and her brother Russell and sister Teddy are in school. Belle returns to New York where her mother Genevieve is living in a small apartment with Belle's four siblings. Kindle AZW file.īelle da Costa Greene is working in a library in Princeton in 1905 when she learns that John Pierpont Morgan, the famous financier, is looking for someone to take control of the vast collection of art and manuscripts he has collected. Penguin Random House, New York, NY, 2021. The following version of the book was used to create this study guide: Benedict, Marie and Murray, Victoria Christopher.
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