Caramoor

Westchester Book Festival Curated Book Selection by Jessa Krick, Caramoor’s Director of  Interpretation, Collection and Archives at the Rosen House — Inspired by the Rosen House

Many of these titles are available at The Reading Room, Katonah

The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray 

The Morgan Library would not be the powerhouse collection it is today without the leadership of librarian  Belle Da Costa Greene, the institution’s first director. Erudite, stylish, and a friend of Lucie Rosen, Greene  kept her racial identity hidden throughout her life. This novel explores the private world of this remarkable  woman, a leading cultural figure of early 1900s New York. 

The Divorce Colony: How Women Revolutionized Marriage and Found Freedom on the American Frontier by  April White 

The lived experience of Flora Bigelow Dodge, Lucie Rosen’s mother, provides one of the case studies for  this engaging history of New York women who sought divorce in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, at the turn of the  20th century. 

People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks 

In this novel, a book conservator finds evidence of a special manuscript’s journey through time and place.  If you’ve ever wondered what story an object would tell if it could, this Pulitzer-prize winning author  answers the question with this seamless blend of science, history, and imagination. 

In the Night Garden by Carin Berger 

In this book for young readers and their families, a familiar landscape transforms into a natural wonderland  by the light of the stars and fireflies, capturing an experience visitors have at Caramoor all summer long. 

Venice by Jan Morris 

Revised and updated over several editions, this book remains an evocative portrait of the city beloved by  the Rosens and millions of other travelers. A combination of travel guide, social history and personal  insights, Morris’s classic will inspire yearning to visit—or return to— the city known as La Serenissima.