Defending Alice : a novel of love and race in the roaring twenties / Richard Stratton.
In a novel based on a real-life case, 1920s New York society is set ablaze when Alice Jones, a working-class woman with at least one black parent, marries Leonard "Kip" Rhinelander, the son of a wealthy, prominent family, who makes international headlines after he sues for annulment, accusing her of hiding her "Negro blood."
Record details
- ISBN: 9780063115460
- ISBN: 0063115468
- Physical Description: 566 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First HarperVia edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : HarperVia, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2022.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Main Library | FIC STRATTON (Text) | 36015001876511 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| BHM Headquarters Library | FIC (Text) | 38344101707196 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Beaufort Main | F STRAT (Text) | 34208900161380 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 08/13/2026 |
| Benhaven Public Library | F Str (Text) | 33630005210740 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Bordeaux Library | F STRATTON (Text) | 31781068565751 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Cumberland Headquarters | F STRATTON (Text) | 31781068565769 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Denton Public Library | F STR (Text) | 25908007652766 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Fletcher Branch | STR (Text) | 33258009082871 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| George H. & Laura E. Brown Library | F Str (Text) | 30308101312339 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Haywood County Main Library | F Stratton (Text) | 33115007699678 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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