The House Girl, the historical fiction debut by Tara Conklin, is an
unforgettable story of love, history, and a search for justice, set in
modern-day New York and 1852 Virginia.
Weaving together the story of an escaped slave in the pre-Civil War
South and a determined junior lawyer, The House Girl follows Lina
Sparrow as she looks for an appropriate lead plaintiff in a lawsuit
seeking compensation for families of slaves. In her research, she learns
about Lu Anne Bell, a renowned prewar artist whose famous works might
have actually been painted by her slave, Josephine.
Featuring two remarkable, unforgettable heroines, Tara Conklin's The
House Girl is riveting and powerful, literary fiction at its very best.