The Book Universe of Belle Green

In the closed world of rare books and ancient manuscripts, no one feels as confident as Belle da Costa Greene. She becomes the director of the J. P. Morgan Library, one of the richest people on the planet, and a sought-after guest at auction houses in London and Paris. Collectors seek her advice, and New York's high society seeks her favor. However, behind the rise of the ambitious beauty lies not only a sharp mind and a passion for books, but also a secret that must not be revealed under any circumstances.
Biographical novel by Alexandra Lapierre is an expansive saga about the "Gilded Age" of the USA with its extraordinary luxury, power, and hypocrisy, while also portraying a woman who for many years, balancing on the edge of a precipice, collected, protected, and preserved intellectual treasures from around the world.