| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
327 pages ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
"Coming of age as a free-born Black girl in Reconstruction-era Brooklyn, Libertie Sampson is all too aware that her mother, a physician, has a vision for their future together: Libertie will go to medical school and practice alongside her. But Libertie feels stifled by her mother's choices and is constantly reminded that, unlike her mother, Libertie has skin that is too dark. When a young man from Haiti proposes to Libertie and promises she will be his equal on the island, she accepts, only to discover that she is still subordinate to him and all men. As she tries to parse what freedom actually means for a Black woman, Libertie struggles with where she might find it--for herself and for generations to come"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
African American women -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction.
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African American women. |
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New York (State) -- New York. |
| Genre/Form |
Fiction.
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| Subject |
Mothers and daughters -- Fiction.
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Mothers and daughters. |
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Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.
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Women physicians -- Fiction.
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Women physicians. |
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Marriage -- Fiction.
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Marriage. |
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New York (State) -- New York -- Brooklyn. |
| Chronological Term |
1800-1899 |
| Genre/Form |
Bildungsromans.
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Historical fiction.
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History.
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Novels.
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| Subject |
Marriage. |
| Other Form: |
Online version: Greenidge, Kaitlyn. Libertie. Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Books, 2021 164375176X (OCoLC)1241209138 |
| ISBN |
9781616207014 hardcover |
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1616207019 hardcover |
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9781643751764 electronic book |
| Standard No. |
40030483983 |
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