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The gilded years, Karin Tanabe

Label
The gilded years
Title
The gilded years
Statement of responsibility
Karin Tanabe
Creator
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Since childhood, Anita Hemmings has longed to attend the country's most exclusive school for women, Vassar College. Now, a bright, beautiful senior in the class of 1897, she is hiding a secret that would have banned her from admission: Anita is the only African-American student ever to attend Vassar. With her olive complexion and dark hair, this daughter of a janitor and descendant of slaves has successfully passed as white, but now finds herself rooming with Lottie Taylor, the scion of one of New York's most prominent families.Though Anita has kept herself at a distance from her classmates, Lottie's sphere of influence is inescapable, her energy irresistible, and the two become fast friends. Pulled into her elite world, Anita learns what it's like to be treated as a wealthy, educated white woman - the person everyone believes her to be - and even finds herself in a heady romance with a moneyed Harvard student. It's only when Lottie becomes infatuated with Anita's brother, Frederick, whose skin is almost as light as his sister's, that the situation becomes particularly perilous. And as Anita's college graduation looms, those closest to her will be the ones to dangerously threaten her secret
Biography type
contains biographical information
Cataloging source
ANL:PDS
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Tanabe, Karin
Dewey number
813/.6
Index
no index present
Literary form
fiction
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  • Vassar college
  • Women college students
  • African Americans
  • African American women
  • Passing (Identity)
  • Race discrimination
  • Friendship
  • Sacrifice
  • Betrayal
  • Interpersonal relations
  • Family secrets
  • New York (N.Y.)
  • Poughkeepsie (N.Y.)
Target audience
adult
Label
The gilded years, Karin Tanabe
Instantiates
Publication
Copyright
Note
"Soon to be a major motion picture."--On cover
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
000070147391
Dimensions
24 cm.
Extent
382 pages
Isbn
9781761105135
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
(OCoLC)1294268693
Label
The gilded years, Karin Tanabe
Publication
Copyright
Note
"Soon to be a major motion picture."--On cover
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
000070147391
Dimensions
24 cm.
Extent
382 pages
Isbn
9781761105135
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
(OCoLC)1294268693

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