From a romance novel about a powerful aristocratic Black family in the early 20th century to a memoir whose author explores the effects that American pop culture had on her as a young child of Chinese immigrants, here are some books to read next.
The Davenports, inspired by a real family, are one of the few Black families of immense wealth in 1910s America, and eldest sister Olivia is ready to fulfill her legacy by marrying someone practical and predictable. This recipe for love becomes a recipe for disaster when Olivia meets civil rights leader Washington DeWight and must fight to suppress her true feelings.
Meanwhile, Olivia and Helen’s maid, Amy-Rose, is trying her best to hide her forbidden attraction to the sisters’ brother, John Davenport. And she’s not the only one. Olivia’s best friend Ruby is concocting her own scheme to win over John, despite her own hesitations. “The Davenports” is sure to keep readers engaged with an ensemble cast of characters trying to find love in the messiest, most Shakespearean way. “It’s not all breezy escapism though … because even when we are talking about privilege and wealth, we’re still dealing with Blackness in America and at the turn of the century, there’s a lot of political and social tension that finds its way into the lives of even the most glittering elite,” Prescod told TODAY.
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