The Personal Librarian is a historical fiction account of the astounding Belle da Costa Greene, the Chief Librarian and First Directress of the Pierpont Morgan Library. Greene’s incredible achievements as a woman make her unique for her time. But the book also reveals her even bigger challenge, masking her African American history and passing as white.

An illuminating narrative which brings home challenges of race and gender through this thoughtful novel. I give The Personal Librarian 4👍 out of 5👍.