"Beautifully crafted and captivating.This triumphant tale is sure to be an instant classic."Victoria Christopher Murray, New York Times bestselling coauthor of The Personal Librarian"How do we not all know the name of Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield? The story of this brilliant singer a Black woman born enslaved who performed both sides of the Atlantic in the years before and during the Civil War is finally given its just due."Marie Benedict, New York Times bestselling author of The First LadiesBefore the Civil War, Black opera singer Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield reigned supreme on Northern stageseven performing at Buckingham Palace. Novelist Tiffany L Warren brings this remarkable but forgotten divas remarkable story to life for modern readers.Born into slavery on a Mississippi plantation, Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield has been raised in the safety of Philadelphias Quaker community by a wealthy adoptive mother. Sheltered and educated, Elizas happy childhood always included music lessons to nurture her unique gift a glorious three octave singing voice that leaves listeners in awe. But on the eve of her twentyfourth birthday, young Elizas world is thrown into a tailspin when her mother dies.Elizas inheritance is contested by her mothers white cousins, leaving her few options. She can marry her longtime beau, Lucien, though she has no desire to be a wife and mother. Or she can work as a tutor for rich families. Her mothers dying wish was for Eliza to pursue her talent and become...

Binding: Paperback;432 pages; Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc; Classification: FA; Weight: 448 g; Dimensions: 133 x 202 x 27

Something not quite right? You have 28 days from the day you receive it, to send something back.

Please note, we cannot offer refunds on fashion face masks, cosmetics, pierced jewellery, adult toys, and swimwear or lingerie if the hygiene seal is not in place or has been broken.

Items of footwear and/or clothing must be unworn and unwashed with the original labels attached. Also, footwear must be tried on indoors. Items of homeware including bedlinen, mattresses, and toppers, and pillows must be unused and in their original unopened packaging. This does not affect your statutory rights.

Click here to view our full Returns Policy.