Carolina built : a novel
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Gallery Books, 2022.
Physical Desc
xi, 317 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Status
Los Osos Library - Adult Fiction
FIC
1 available
FIC
1 available
Nipomo Library - Adult Fiction
FIC
1 available
FIC
1 available
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Subjects
LC Subjects
African American women -- Fiction.
Biographical fiction.
Businesswomen -- Fiction.
Edenton (N.C.) -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.
Freed persons -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Leary, Josephine Napoleon, -- approximately 1856-1923 -- Fiction.
Real estate business -- Fiction.
United States -- History -- 1865-1898 -- Fiction.
Biographical fiction.
Businesswomen -- Fiction.
Edenton (N.C.) -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.
Freed persons -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Leary, Josephine Napoleon, -- approximately 1856-1923 -- Fiction.
Real estate business -- Fiction.
United States -- History -- 1865-1898 -- Fiction.
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Published
New York : Gallery Books, 2022.
Format
Book
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-317).
Description
"Josephine N. Leary is determined to build a life of her own, and a future for her family. When she moves to Edenton, North Carolina from the plantation where she was born, she is free, newly married, and ready to follow her dreams. As the demands of lifepull Josephine's attention-deepening her marriage, mothering her daughters, supporting her grandmother-she struggles to balance her real estate aspirations with the realities of keeping life going every day. She teaches herself to be a business woman, tomanage her finances, and to make smart investments in the local real estate market. But with each passing year, it grows more difficult to focus on building her legacy from the ground up. Moving and inspiring, Josephine Leary's untold story speaks to thepart of us that dares to dream bigger, tear down whatever stands in our way, and build something better for the loved ones we leave behind"--,Provided by publisher.
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