SPOTLIGHT: Libertie by Kaitlyn Greenidge

 Today, I'm excited to Spotlight the Paperback Release for Libertie by Kaitlyn Greenidge. I received a free copy for honest review from the publisher. Thanks so much to Algonquin Books and Kaitlyn Greenidge for letting me be a part of this!

Title: Libertie

Author: Kaitlyn Greenidge

Published by: Algonquin Books

Released: March 15, 2022 (Paperback Release)

Source: Review Copy Provided by Publisher

Goodreads       Amazon

 

Synopsis:  The critically acclaimed and Whiting Award–winning 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 mother’s choices and is hungry for something else—is 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 it—for 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 Greenidge’s new novel resonates in our times and is perfect for readers of Brit Bennett, Min Jin Lee, and Yaa Gyasi. (Synopsis from Goodreads)

Kaitlyn Greenidge received her MFA from Hunter College. Greenidge was the recipient of a Hertog Fellowship and the Bernard Cohen Short Story Prize. She was a Bread Loaf scholar, a Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Workspace artist-in-residence, and a Johnson State College visiting emerging writer. Her work has appeared in the Believer, the Feminist Wire, At Length, Fortnight Journal, Green Mountains Review, Afrobeat Journal, the Tottenville Review, and American Short Fiction. Originally from Boston, she now lives in Brooklyn. Her debut novel, We Love You, Charlie Freeman was published by Algonquin Books in March 2016.

Thanks so much for checking out my Spotlight Stop for Libertie by Kaitlyn Greenidge. Thank you to Algonquin Books and Kaitlyn Greenidge for letting me be a part of it. I'll also have a post on my instagram @gotbookcitement