Keeper of the house
- ISBN
- 0312135297
Keeper of the house is a prostitutes, women domestics book by Rebecca T. Godwin.
About this book
In 1929, at the age of 14, Minyon Manigault, a black girl, lands a job as housekeeper of a South Carolina brothel. For the next 40 years--her virginity intact--she watches white girls lose theirs and rises to a position of power. By the author of Private Parts.
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What genre is Keeper of the house?+
Keeper of the house is a Prostitutes, Women domestics, African American women, Women book.
What is Keeper of the house about?+
In 1929, at the age of 14, Minyon Manigault, a black girl, lands a job as housekeeper of a South Carolina brothel. For the next 40 years--her virginity intact--she watches white girls lose theirs and rises to a position of power. By the author of Private Parts.
Who wrote Keeper of the house?+
Keeper of the house was written by Rebecca T. Godwin.