The Davenports

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<p>"If this whole series existed right now, I'd tear through it to the exclusion of everything else in my life." <b><i>-Teen Librarian Toolbox</i></b><br><br>The Davenports are one of the few Black families of immense wealth and status in a changing United States, their fortune made through the entrepreneurship of William Davenport, a formerly enslaved man who founded the Davenport Carriage Company years ago.<br><br><b>Olivia</b>, the beautiful eldest Davenport daughter, is ready to do her duty and marry. . . until charismatic civil rights leader Washington DeWight sweeps into town and sparks fly.<br><br>Her younger sister, <b>Helen</b>, is more interested in fixing cars than falling in love-unless it's with her sister's betrothed.<br><br><b>Amy-Rose</b>, childhood-friend-turned-maid to the Davenport sisters, dreams of opening her own business-and marrying the one man she could never be with, Olivia and Helen's brother, John. But Olivia's best friend, <b>Ruby</b>, also has her sights set on John Davenport, though she can't seem to keep his interest . . . until family pressure has her scheming to win his heart, just as someone else wins hers.<br><br>Inspired by the real-life story of the Patterson family, <i>The Davenports</i> follows four determined and passionate young Black women as they discover the courage to steer their own path in life-and love.<br><br>"Deftly written . . . A dazzling debut." - <b><i>Kirkus (starred review)</i></b><br><br>"The perfect read for fans of escapist historical fiction."<b> -NBC's TODAY</b></p>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9780241556047

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

197 x 130 x 27 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2023

Verlag / Hersteller

Penguin Random House Children's UK