About this item
A New York Times Bestseller A Barnes & Noble Bestseller A #1 Indie Next Pick 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.
About the Author
Tara Conklin was born on St. Croix in the US Virgin Islands and raised in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. She is a graduate of Yale University, the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and New York University School of Law. Her first novel, The House Girl, was a NYTimes bestseller, #1 IndieNext pick and Target Book Club pick. Her second, The Last Romantics, is a NYTimes bestseller, Barnes & Noble Book Club Pick and was selected by Jenna Bush Hager for the new Today Show Book Club #ReadWithJenna. Visit www.taraconklin.com for more information.
