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! The Dollhouse: A Novel ↠ PDF Read by * Fiona Davis eBook or Kindle ePUB Online free. The Dollhouse: A Novel How I treasured The Dollhouse! When I learned of a book about the Barbizon Hotel for Women, I could not wait to read it. Living in Manhattan in the mid-sixties, I knew three young women who lived there after graduating from college. Throughout my career, I met numerous executive secretaries who had graduated from the Katherine Gibbs Secretarial School, having resided at the Barbizon. What tales they each had to tell; Fiona Davis does not ex. Thomas Ascher said Enjoyed all the way through!. Amazi
| Title | : | The Dollhouse: A Novel |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.59 (520 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1101984996 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-03-05 |
| Language | : | English |
The Dollhouse is her first novel. Fiona Davis was born in Canada and raised in New Jersey, Utah, and Texas. . She began her career in New York City as an actress, where she worked on Broadway, off-Broadway and in regional theater. After 10 years, she changed careers, working as an editor and writer and specializing in health, fitness
Who said history had to be dull, anyway?" —BookPage"Davis’s impeccably structured debut is equal parts mystery, tribute to midcentury New York City, and classic love story… Darby and Rose, in alternating chapters, weave intricate threads into twists and turns that ultimately bring them together; the result is good old-fashioned suspense." —Publishers Weekly, starred review"Fiona Davis’ debut novel deftly blends the contemporary and mid-century s
How I treasured The Dollhouse! When I learned of a book about the Barbizon Hotel for Women, I could not wait to read it. Living in Manhattan in the mid-sixties, I knew three young women who lived there after graduating from college. Throughout my career, I met numerous executive secretaries who had graduated from the Katherine Gibbs Secretarial School, having resided at the Barbizon. What tales they each had to tell; Fiona Davis does not ex. Thomas Ascher said Enjoyed all the way through!. Amazingly well-constructed story for a first novel! I enjoyed from page 1 and continued to enjoy to the very end. A true page turner. No disappointments! Deals realistically with many issues from the 50s and today. Interesting, fully developed characters. Rare to find a novel this satisfying. Will recommend to all of my friends.. Interesting and although I wasn't in a rush-- it was a quick read. J. Jamison Such a good book ! I love reading anything about New York. The Dollhouse gave a good picture of life in the Twenties and also at present. The mystery moved the story right along, and the ending was a bit surprising, but satisfactory. The characters were interesting and believable.
Yet when Darby befriends Esme, a Barbizon maid, she's introduced to an entirely new side of New York City: seedy downtown jazz clubs where the music is as addictive as the heroin that's used there, the startling sounds of bebop, and even the possibility of romance. "Rich both in twists and period detail, this tale of big-city ambition is impossible to put down." —People Fiona Davis's stunning debut novel pulls readers into the lush world of New York City's glamorous Barbizon Hotel for Women, where in the 1950's a generation of aspiring models, secretaries, and editors lived side-by-side while attempting to claw their way to fairy-tale success, and where a present-day journalist becomes consumed with uncovering a dark secret buried deep within the Barbizon's glitzy past. When she arrives at the famed Barbizon Hotel in 1952, secretarial school enrollment in hand, Darby McLaughlin is everything her modeling
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