The Davenports - Krystal Marquis - Bog - Penguin Random House Children's UK - Plusbog.dk
"If this whole series existed right now, I''d tear through it to the exclusion of everything else in my life." -Teen Librarian Toolbox The Davenports are one of the few Black families of immense wealth and status in a changing United States, their fortune made through the entrepreneurship of William Davenport, a formerly enslaved man who founded the Davenport Carriage Company years ago. Olivia , the beautiful eldest Davenport daughter, is ready to do her duty and marry. . . until charismatic civil rights leader Washington DeWight sweeps into town and sparks fly.Her younger sister, Helen , is more interested in fixing cars than falling in love-unless it''s with her sister''s betrothed. Amy-Rose , childhood-friend-turned-maid to the Davenport sisters, dreams of opening her own business-and marrying the one man she could never be with, Olivia and Helen''s brother, John. But Olivia''s best friend, Ruby , also has her sights set on John Davenport, though she can''t seem to keep his interest . . . until family pressure has her scheming to win his heart, just as someone else wins hers.Inspired by the real-life story of the Patterson family, The Davenports follows four determined and passionate young Black women as they discover the courage to steer their own path in life-and love."Deftly written . . . A dazzling debut." - Kirkus (starred review) "The perfect read for fans of escapist historical fiction." -NBC''s TODAY
