# @gmabookclub on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2021-07-21T17:33:49.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Good Morning America Book Club (@gmabookclub) — https://gondola.cc/gmabookclub

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#Repost spinesvines ⁣
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✨ BOOK & WINE PAIRING ✨⁣⁣

⁣#READTHISSPINE 📖 - #ThePersonalLibrarian by victoriachristophermurray (🔺🐘) and authormariebenedict
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This book was so enjoyable! It was just what I needed to hold my attention and help me out of my reading slump. I mean, who knew that the J.P. Morgan's Personal Librarian, Belle da Costa Greene, was a Black woman from Washington, D.C. who spent her life passing as a white woman? 😳🤷🏽‍♀️ I had no idea. ⁣⁣
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Belle became a prominent figure in the art world at home and abroad, gaining respect among peers worldwide for her contributions. Aside from being J.P. Morgan's personal librarian she was beyond instrumental in helping build one of the most exquisite art, rare books and manuscript collections for The Pierpont Morgan Library. She was a force but was forever trapped between two worlds, being Black but passing as a white woman. Belle often struggled with her identity. ⁣⁣
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"...should I abandon my false identity and launch into the fight for equality. I feel like there is no real place for me inside my father's world or in the white one and I am adrift."⁣⁣
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Her father's world... he was the first Black graduate of Harvard College and a prominent educator, diplomat, and racial justice activist.⁣⁣
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I listened to the audiobook which was narrated to perfection by Robin Miles. She makes the story & characters come to life quite vividly.  There were so many nuggets in story which made me look for more information on #BelledaCostaGreene. I love historical fiction. I always learn something new!⁣⁣

#DRINKTHISVINE 🍷⁣⁣
I love rosé and this one is delicious!! I'm thrilled to finally get the chance to experience another #blackownedwine, theopolisvineyards 2020 Estate Grown Rose of Petite Sirah. Very tasty with aromas of berries, watermelon, apple, orange zest and chamomile⁣⁣.

Add these to your list! 
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#spinesvines #booksandwine #diversespines #gmabookclub #roseallday #winepairing

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