num_pages: 384
description: In 1910 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. Now the Davenports live surrounded by servants crystal chandeliers and endless parties finding their way and finding loveeven where they're not supposed to.There is Olivia the beautiful elder Davenport daughter ready to do her duty by getting married. . . until she meets the charismatic civil rights leader Washington DeWight and sparks fly. The younger daughter Helen is more interested in fixing cars than falling in loveunless it's with her sister's suitor. Amy-Rose the childhood friend turned maid to the Davenport sisters dreams of opening her own businessand marrying the one man she could never be with Olivia and Helen's brother John. But Olivia's best friend Ruby 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. The first book in a breathless new series The Davenports offers a glimpse into a period of African American history often overlooked while delivering a totally escapist swoon-worthy read. Inspired by the real-life story of C.R. Patterson and his family it's the tale of four determined and passionate young Black women discovering the courage to steer their own path in lifeand love.
language: English
title: The Davenports
publisher: Dial Books