A Stunning Debut Novel: The House Girl by Tara Conklin

The House Girl
Law associate Lena Sparrow's life and destiny is forever altered when she is assigned to find the perfect poster child for a class-action suit on behalf of the descendants of American slaves.  Sparrow searches for a descendant of Josephine Bell, who was a house girl said to have been the actual artist of a series of beautiful paintings credited to her white mistress.  As Sparrow reveals information about Josephine's past, she discovers upsetting truths about her own parents and a disturbing lie that formed that basis for her own past.  The House Girl goes back and forth between centuries and characters and remains consistently compelling throughout the tale.


"Conklin's debut is a seamless juxtaposition of past and present, of the lives of two women, and of the redemptive nature of art and the search for truth and justice. Guaranteed to keep readers up long past their bedtimes." - Library Journal Reviews

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