Libertie : a novel / by Kaitlyn Greenidge.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781616207014 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 1616207019
- Physical Description: 327 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Edition.
- Publisher: Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2021.
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Subject: | African American women > Fiction. Mothers and daughters > Fiction. Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) > History > 19th century > Fiction. Women physicians > Fiction. Marriage > Fiction. |
Genre: | Historical fiction. |
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- 3 of 3 copies available at Kenton County.
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Covington Branch | GREEN K (Text) | 33126024900593 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Erlanger Branch | GREEN K (Text) | 33126024900619 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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- Library Journal Reviews : LJ Reviews 2020 October
Greenidge, who struck gold with her debut novel,
Copyright 2020 Library Journal.We Love You, Charlie Freeman , returns with a novel reimagining the life of Dr. Susan Smith McKinney Steward, the first Black female doctor in New York State, and her daughter, Libertie. As she grows up, Libertie, who narrates, recognizes constraints on her freedom yet discovers new possibilities in Reconstruction-era United States and Haiti. - School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 2021 February
Copyright 2021 School Library Journal.Gr 9 Upâ The question of freedom in all its varied senses weave throughout this stunning historical novel. Libertie, a dark-skinned girl, was born free in postâCivil War Brooklyn. Her light-skinned mother (based on a real-life figure) worked to help with the Underground Railroad and as a doctor, a practice she expects Libertie to take over. But after spending time at an all-Black girls school, Libertie finds herself drawn away from science and towards music. Searching for a freedom to call her own, Libertie agrees to marry a Haitian man who claims that in Haiti, she will be treated as his equal. However, she is startled to discover that even there, she is expected to be subordinate. She struggles with this new life for herself, questioning her decision to give up the potential for a more independent life alongside her mother in Brooklyn. Woven through Libertie's coming of age is her growing understanding of colorism, classism, racism, and patriarchy as she struggles to define what being free means for a Black woman. This engaging novel immerses readers in a world rich with historical detail that brings to life lesser-known aspects of postâCivil War American history, such as Black women in medicine and the relationship between Haiti and the United States.VERDICT This will appeal to teenage fans of adult authors like Toni Morrison, Brit Bennett, and Yaa Gyasi.âAnn Foster, Saskatoon P.L., Sask.