The Unexpected Diva: A Novel
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"Beatifully crafted and captivating.This triumphant tale is sure to be an instant classic."-Victoria Christopher Murray, New York Times bestselling co-author of The Personal Librarian"Howdo 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."nbsp nbsp--Marie Benedict, New York Times bestselling author of The First LadiesBefore the Civil War, Black opera singer Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield reigned supreme on Northern stages—evn performing at Buckingham Palace. Novelist Tiffany L Warren brings this remarkable but forgotten diva’sremarkable story to life for modern readers.Born into slavery on a Mississippi plantation, Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield has been raised in the safety of Philadelphia’sQuaker community by a wealthy adoptive mother. Sheltered and educated, Eliza’shappy 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 twenty-fourth birthday, young Eliza’sworld is thrown into a tailspin when her mother dies.Eliza’sinheritance is contested by her mother’swhite 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 mother’sdying wish was for Eliza to pursue her talent and become a professional singer, but that grand vision now seems out of reach.When a chance performance on a steamboat to Buffalo, New York, leads to a surprising opportunity, fearless Eliza seizes her moment. Within a year she is touring America, singing to packed houses, and igniting controversy wherever she goes. In a country captivated by “thSwedish Nightingale”Jenny Lind, Eliza is billed by tour promoters as “thBlack Swan.”An unlikely diva, Eliza is tall, dark-skinned, and robust of figure compared to the petite European prima donna, but even the harshest critics can’tdeny Eliza’sextraordinary gift. Menaced by racist crowds, threatened by slave-catchers who kidnap free Black people, Eliza lives a public life full of risk, but one which also holds the promise of great riches, and the freedoms those buy.From the churches of Philadelphia to Queen Victoria’ssalon in Buckingham Palace, Eliza Greenfield will blaze her own path—wih a voice that no listener will ever forget.