A true insite to the secret lives of those who had to cross race barriers to achieve what their color prevented at the the time! You could not have made up a more amazing story if it was fiction!!! Belle daCosta Greene was an amazing human, black or white, male or female. Furthermore, set during the Guilded Age of the United States oppulence, there are strong lessons about the subtleties of race relations and all other prejudices at that time. One can live in those historical times through the voice of Belle and truly understand the socio-economic and cultural history of the time. Delightful, important, must read. Well done.

love it! I didn't know I would like a book like this until I started listening.

Really enjoyed this. Learned about someone I knew nothing about but should have. Of course much is fiction but it's based on truth. Loved the author's notes too. Prompted some research on my part the help my understanding of who the people were,knowing names but matching faces and facts.

What a book! What an amazing woman! This book, based on a true story, made a deep impression on me. One of my favorites ever.

This is a great historical book based mostly on non fiction, narrative was great!

I liked this book. I learned some things that prompted me to research different people and events. This type of story and writing makes reading history fun. Great storytelling.

Had me hooked from the beginning, one of the best books I’ve listened to recently

Definitely written to and narrated to a female audience. The story was fascinating but I was constantly aware of the above.

Well done! Now we want to go see the physical places!

An excellent read with a historic insight to the Guilded Age period of time.