The House Girl is the story of Josephine, a 17 year old house slave from Virginia, and Lina Sparrow, a young lawyer living in New York. Told in alternating chapters, we learn the stories of both of these women--stories that eventually converge in a rather interesting way.
If you like history, art, and law, this book is right up your alley. I appreciated the overall story more when I had finished the book than while I was reading because I often felt bogged down by the immense amount of detail. Conversation between characters was sparse in this novel and lots of time passed in between page turns as I waded through the details and repeatedly talked myself out of just putting the book down and walking away. I am glad that I stuck with it and finished it because it did end well. It just took a long time to get there!
Happy reading, everyone!
-Dodie
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