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title: "The Personal Librarian: A GMA Book Club Pick"
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# GMA Book Club Pick Engaging narrative 300+ pages The Personal Librarian: A GMA Book Club Pick

**Price:** 127 Lei
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 📖 Get lost in a story that’s more than just a book!

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- **What is this?** The Personal Librarian: A GMA Book Club Pick
- **How much does it cost?** 127 Lei with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Key Features

- • **Rich Themes:** Explore profound themes that resonate with today's societal issues.
- • **Page-Turning Plot:** Experience a gripping story that keeps you on the edge of your seat.
- • **Book Club Approved:** Join the conversation with fellow readers and elevate your discussions.
- • **Perfect for Millennials:** A modern tale that speaks to the aspirations and challenges of the millennial generation.
- • **Unforgettable Characters:** Dive into a world of relatable and complex personalities.

## Overview

The Personal Librarian is a captivating novel selected by GMA Book Club, featuring over 300 pages of rich storytelling and unforgettable characters that resonate with the millennial experience.

## Description

desertcart.com: The Personal Librarian: A GMA Book Club Pick: 9780593101544: Benedict, Marie, Murray, Victoria Christopher: Books

Review: A Captivating & Superb Read! - The Personal Librarian is one of my most favorite books of 2025! I had no idea what was awaiting me in the pages of this book about Belle da Costa Greene and her amazing life. The Personal Librarian is a rich, multi-layered treat filled with history, love, tension, family relationships and so much more. Not only did I read it, but I listened to it as well. And the voice actress, Robin Miles, who voiced Belle was simply stunning. I highly, highly recommend The Personal Librarian. I hope you love it as much as I did! 🙂
Review: Remarkable Woman! - I thoroughly enjoyed reading and learning about Belle da Costa Greene! I never heard of this strong, remarkable and accomplished woman until reading "The Personal Librarian" and for that I really appreciate the efforts made creating this book. I am also inspired to go visit “The Morgan Library & Museum” in New York City. Ms. Greene's confidence, conviction and determination are truly inspiring, and in a time period where women's right were just taking shape and white supremacy was taking over Reconstruction. I rated 4 stars because I thought the most intimate fictional details in the story were not necessary to capture the full essence of a woman who was determined to keep her personal identity and life private.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #2,161 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #3 in Biographical Historical Fiction #5 in Biographical & Autofiction #7 in Black & African American Women's Fiction (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (49,794) |
| Dimensions  | 5.42 x 0.81 x 8.2 inches |
| Edition  | Reprint |
| ISBN-10  | 0593101545 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0593101544 |
| Item Weight  | 10 ounces |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 368 pages |
| Publication date  | June 7, 2022 |
| Publisher  | Berkley |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Captivating & Superb Read!
*by B***L on December 23, 2025*

The Personal Librarian is one of my most favorite books of 2025! I had no idea what was awaiting me in the pages of this book about Belle da Costa Greene and her amazing life. The Personal Librarian is a rich, multi-layered treat filled with history, love, tension, family relationships and so much more. Not only did I read it, but I listened to it as well. And the voice actress, Robin Miles, who voiced Belle was simply stunning. I highly, highly recommend The Personal Librarian. I hope you love it as much as I did! 🙂

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Remarkable Woman!
*by R***S on January 29, 2026*

I thoroughly enjoyed reading and learning about Belle da Costa Greene! I never heard of this strong, remarkable and accomplished woman until reading "The Personal Librarian" and for that I really appreciate the efforts made creating this book. I am also inspired to go visit “The Morgan Library & Museum” in New York City. Ms. Greene's confidence, conviction and determination are truly inspiring, and in a time period where women's right were just taking shape and white supremacy was taking over Reconstruction. I rated 4 stars because I thought the most intimate fictional details in the story were not necessary to capture the full essence of a woman who was determined to keep her personal identity and life private.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An unexpected level of historical accuracy for a novel.
*by C***K on December 30, 2025*

The Personal Librarian is a fictional account of the life of Belle da Costa Greene, who managed the acquisition and collection of books and art for J. P. Morgan - his personal librarian, as it were, continuing with his son until her death in 1950, of cancer. During her life, she was most notable for aggressive style in the acquisition of books and art for Morgan, at a time when doing this as a woman was considered highly unusual. But there was another aspect of her life that only came out 49 years later, when a photographer noted that she had spent her entire life passing for white, while in fact, her father was the first black Harvard graduate, and a leader in the civil rights movement, which had regressed profoundly after the civil war, thanks to The Great Compromise of 1877, which led to Jim Crow. Marie Benedict, upon realizing the implications of this, enlisted a co author for the book, Victoria Christopher Murray, to try and concoct a fictional account of Belle da Costa Greene life, with some level of plausibility. I would say they succeeded admirably, even though of course we will never really know what her thoughts were at the time. I will say, much to my surprise, all the basic plot lines are tied nicely to historical facts. In fact, as historical fiction goes, Greene's thoughts notwithstanding, this book seems to have a historical accuracy that I have not experienced in many decades. What an amazing individual.

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*Last updated: 2026-03-01*