Isabel Wilkerson’s book follows three individuals, representative of the six million Black Southerners who participated in the Great Migration to northern or western destinations. “I was taking a part of the South to see –– If it could grow differently, –– If it could bend in strange winds, –– Respond to the warmth of other […]
Mint Museum Uptown
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Isabel Wilkerson’s book follows three individuals, representative of the six million Black Southerners who participated in the Great Migration to northern or western destinations. “I was taking a part of the South to see –– If it could grow differently, –– If it could bend in strange winds, –– Respond to the warmth of other […]
Mint Museum Uptown
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Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton series, set in the Regency era during the time of the infamous Queen Charlotte, features the charming and influential Bridgerton family. The series follows the eight siblings as they are introduced to high society and navigate London’s highly competitive social season and marriage market. “Marrying above one's station is an art form […]
Mint Museum Randolph
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Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton series, set in the Regency era during the time of the infamous Queen Charlotte, features the charming and influential Bridgerton family. The series follows the eight siblings as they are introduced to high society and navigate London’s highly competitive social season and marriage market. “Marrying above one's station is an art form […]
Mint Museum Randolph
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Sue Monk Kidd’s pre-Civil War story presents two extraordinary women: one an urban enslaved descendant of Fon people of western Africa; the other a planter-class Charlestonian who evolves into a Quaker abolitionist and feminist. “At the age of 11, I owned a slave I couldn’t free.” – Sarah Grimke Guided tour, Mint Museum Randolph: Arts […]
Mint Museum Randolph
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Sue Monk Kidd’s pre-Civil War story presents two extraordinary women: one an urban enslaved descendant of Fon people of western Africa; the other a planter-class Charlestonian who evolves into a Quaker abolitionist and feminist. “At the age of 11, I owned a slave I couldn’t free.” – Sarah Grimke Guided tour, Mint Museum Randolph: Arts […]
Mint Museum Randolph
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Tracy Chevalier's “The Glassmaker” paints a vivid portrait of Orsola Rosso. Orsola is a young woman forbidden by tradition to work with glass who secretly hones her craft, creating delicate beads that sustain her family's fortunes after her father's death. Set against the glittering backdrop of Renaissance Venice and skipping across centuries, this sweeping novel […]
Mint Museum Uptown
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Tracy Chevalier's “The Glassmaker” paints a vivid portrait of Orsola Rosso. Orsola is a young woman forbidden by tradition to work with glass who secretly hones her craft, creating delicate beads that sustain her family's fortunes after her father's death. Set against the glittering backdrop of Renaissance Venice and skipping across centuries, this sweeping novel […]
Mint Museum Uptown
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“Portrait of a Thief” by Grace D. Li is a thrilling heist novel that blends Ocean's Eleven with The Farewell. Inspired by the true story of Chinese art disappearing from Western museums, it explores themes of diaspora, cultural theft, and Chinese American identity. “Irene never cared for the bronze zodiac heads but…she knew how much […]
Mint Museum Randolph
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“Portrait of a Thief” by Grace D. Li is a thrilling heist novel that blends Ocean's Eleven with The Farewell. Inspired by the true story of Chinese art disappearing from Western museums, it explores themes of diaspora, cultural theft, and Chinese American identity. “Irene never cared for the bronze zodiac heads but…she knew how much […]
Mint Museum Randolph
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Of the three main characters in Shelby Van Pelt’s novel the most unique is Marcellus, an intelligent and highly observant Pacific octopus residing in a Pacific Northwest aquarium! Despite his habitat’s restrictions, Marcellus has a profound effect on Tova, a widow dealing with aging and grief and Cameron, a young man searching for family connections. […]
Mint Museum Uptown
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Of the three main characters in Shelby Van Pelt’s novel the most unique is Marcellus, an intelligent and highly observant Pacific octopus residing in a Pacific Northwest aquarium! Despite his habitat’s restrictions, Marcellus has a profound effect on Tova, a widow dealing with aging and grief and Cameron, a young man searching for family connections. […]
Mint Museum Uptown
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