num_pages: 336
description: The critically acclaimed and Whiting Awardwinning author of We Love You Charlie Freeman returns with an unforgettable story about the meaning of freedom. Coming of age as a free-born Black girl in Reconstruction-era Brooklyn Libertie Sampson was all too aware that her purposeful mother a practicing physician had a vision for their future together: Libertie would go to medical school and practice alongside her. But Libertie drawn more to music than science feels stifled by her mothers choices and is hungry for something elseis there really only one way to have an autonomous life? And she is constantly reminded that unlike her mother who can pass Libertie has skin that is too dark.When a young man from Haiti proposes to Libertie and promises she will be his equal on the island she accepts only to discover that she is still subordinate to him and all men. As she tries to parse what freedom actually means for a Black woman Libertie struggles with where she might find itfor herself and for generations to come. Inspired by the life of one of the first Black female doctors in the United States and rich with historical detail Kaitlyn Greenidges new novel resonates in our times and is perfect for readers of Brit Bennett Min Jin Lee and Yaa Gyasi.
language: English
title: Libertie
publisher: Algonquin Books