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The House Girl

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The House Girl

By: Tara Conklin
Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
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The House Girl, the historical fiction debut by Tara Conklin, is an unforgettable story of love, history, and a search for justice, set in modern-day New York and 1852 Virginia.

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.

Featuring two remarkable, unforgettable heroines, Tara Conklin's The House Girl is riveting and powerful, literary fiction at its very best.

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I feel Lucky to have been able to have a peep inside the experience of this time in history. To give a voice to the so many slaves that were not able to be heard. Although this is fiction, I feel it is so important that this period of time so often written from the view of white men.
It was a joy to place myself in the shoes of a woman who took control of her life when there were so many boundaries in her way.
The detail in the descriptions of the characters, the environment enriched this book to enable me to travel back in time. Written in which an artwork can bring prickles to your arms and a true sense of being in moment with each character

Beautifully written, and performed

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