The House Girl Low Price CD, (Audiobook)

from sbenne3

I enjoyed this read, but it seemed like some of the pieces fell together a little too easily (I mean really . . . . what are the chances that she would find all of that evidence). However, if you don't think too much it will keep your interest.

from tututhefirst

Tara Conklin intertwines the story of two women: Josephine Bell, a Virginia house slave who in 1853 is trying desperately to escape to freedom and Lina Sparrow, a New York attorney looking for a plaintiff to serve as "lead plaintiff" in a class action suit in 2004 to compel the payment of reparat...

from cherybear

I enjoyed the parallel stories of Lina and Josephine, and was intrigued by the idea of artwork being attributed to white artists, that may have actually been done by slaves. The part of the story about Lina's mother, and her relationship with her father, was not as strong as the rest of the book,...

from jmoncton

The House Girl is a novel with two parallel stories - the first about a 19 year old slave girl, Josephine Bell living on a plantation in 1852, and the second follows Lina Sparrow, an ambitious first-year lawyer who has been assigned to a class action suit involving reparations for the descendants...

from lauralkeet

The House Girl starts off with an intriguing premise and structure. The chapters and voice alternate between a present-day young female lawyer named Lina, and Josephine, a slave working as "house girl" for the lady of the house. The lawyer is working on a case involving reparations for slavery an...