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A very special episode : a novel / Camille Acker.
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - New Acquisitions Acker Very
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Acker, Camille, 1978- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African American women--Washington (D.C.)--Fiction.
- African American women.
- Private clubs--Washington (D.C.)--Fiction.
- Private clubs.
- Upper class--Washington (D.C.)--Fiction.
- Upper class.
- African American women--Societies and clubs--Fiction.
- Mothers and daughters--Fiction.
- Mothers and daughters.
- Genre:
- Satirical fiction.
- Physical Description:
- 285 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Random House, [2026]
- Summary:
- Nina Johnson has always taken pride in belonging to The Tenth. After all, she's following in the footsteps of her ancestors: Her great-great-grandmother founded the prestigious DC society--a space for influential African Americans--just forty years after the Emancipation Proclamation. Nina's been elected to helm the organization, but she's determined to escape the influence of her mother, who has led the organization with a steadfast commitment to tradition, all while keeping Nina under her freshly manicured thumb. Nina's determined to forge her own path and do things differently: fewer stuffy, out-of-touch meetings and boring galas, more young people, and a swankier headquarters. To realize her ambitions, Nina needs funding. So, when a wealthy white benefactor named Sienna Masters offers financial support in exchange for her participation in a mysterious project at a former public housing complex, The Orchard, Nina ignores her initial skepticism and agrees to a partnership. But as Nina and those closest to her piece together Sienna's true motives, they discover far more sinister forces at play, ones that exploit Nina's community for profit, with stakes that extend far beyond her ambitions for The Tenth. But how far is Nina willing to go to shape her future? And what is she willing to sacrifice along the way? -- Publisher's website.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Miller Fund bookplate.
- ISBN:
- 9780593597507
- 0593597508
- OCLC:
- 1611687680
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