Tara Conklin verweeft meesterlijk verhalen die de ingewikkelde verbanden tussen vrouwen en geschiedenis onderzoeken. Haar proza wordt gekenmerkt door diep psychologisch inzicht en een lyrische kwaliteit die de lezer diepgaand boeit. Conklins werk duikt in thema's als identiteit, familie en de zoektocht naar ergens bijhoren. Lezers worden aangetrokken door de emotionele resonantie en de meeslepende vertelkunst die haar kenmerkende literaire stem definiëren.
Murbridge, Darcy is convinced, will welcome her home and provide a safe space in which she can nurse her wounds and harbor grudges, both real and imagined.But Murbridge, like so much else Darcy thought to be fixed and immutable, has changed.
The perfect read for fans of Little Fires Everywhere and We Were Liars. 'A modern epic ... A sweeping look at what binds families together' Glamour
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.