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Address | Fiona Davis
Fiona Davis, author of The Dollhouse, returns with a compelling novel about the thin lines between love and loss, success and ruin, passion and madness, all hidden behind the walls of The Dakota--New York City's most famous residence. After a failed apprenticeship, working her way up to head housekeeper of a posh London hotel is more than Sara Smythe ever thought she'd make of herself. But when a chance encounter with Theodore Camden, one of the architects of the grand New York apartment house The Dakota, leads to a job offer, her world is suddenly awash in possibility--no mean feat for a servant in 1884. The opportunity to move to America, where a person can rise above one's station. The opportunity to be the female manager of The Dakota, which promises to be the greatest apartment house in the world. And the opportunity to see more of Theo, who understands Sara like no one else...and is living in The Dakota with his wife and three young children. In 1985, Bailey Camden is desperate for new opportunities. Fresh out of rehab, the former party girl and interior designer is homeless, jobless, and penniless. Two generations ago, Bailey's grandfather was the ward of famed architect Theodore Camden. But the absence of a genetic connection means Bailey won't see a dime of the Camden family's substantial estate. Instead, her "cousin" Melinda--Camden's biological great-granddaughter--will inherit almost everything. So when Melinda offers to let Bailey oversee the renovation of her lavish Dakota apartment, Bailey jumps at the chance, despite her dislike of Melinda's vision. The renovation will take away all the character and history of the apartment Theodore Camden himself lived in...and died in, after suffering multiple stab wounds by a madwoman named Sara Smythe, a former Dakota employee who had previously spent seven months in an insane asylum on Blackwell's Island. One hundred years apart, Sara and Bailey are both tempted by and struggle against the golden excess of their respective ages--for Sara, the opulence of a world ruled by the Astors and Vanderbilts; for Bailey, the free-flowing drinks and cocaine in the nightclubs of New York City--and take refuge and solace in the Upper West Side's gilded fortress. But a building with a history as rich--and often tragic--as The Dakota's can't hold its secrets forever, and what Bailey discovers in its basement could turn everything she thought she knew about Theodore Camden--and the woman who killed him--on its head. With rich historical detail, nuanced characters, and gorgeous prose, Fiona Davis once again delivers a compulsively readable novel that peels back the layers of not only a famed institution, but the lives--and lies--of the beating hearts within.
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TheBookgeekFrau
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Thanks for the tag @Eggs 😊
#WondrousWednesday

1. #BookedInTime

2. The tagged book

3. The Rum Diary - it just didn't hold my interest.

Eggs Love Davis 💛💛💛💛 9mo
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TheBookgeekFrau
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Soooo good with some unexpected history lessons about Roosevelt Island.

And yes, I absolutely finished this while frying up cutlets for chicken parm 😁

#historicalfiction

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bookandbedandtea
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A small #bookhaul from a nearby used bookstore

TheBookgeekFrau I'm reading The Address now and really enjoying it! 9mo
bookandbedandtea @TheBookgeekFrau That's good to hear! I've read a couple of her books and liked them so I have high expectations of this one. 😁 9mo
TheBookgeekFrau @bookandbedandtea I like her books, some more than others. This one is on the more side 😊 9mo
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TheBookgeekFrau
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"The sight of a child teetering on the window ledge of room 510 turned Sara's world upside down."

#FirstLineFridays
@ShyBookOwl

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TheBookgeekFrau
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Hello Summer and outdoor reading 😎

CollapsingLibrary I love that mug 🥰 9mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful photo and I loved this book 🖤 9mo
TheBookgeekFrau @CollapsingLibrary Thank you 😊 It fits the curve of my hand perfectly! 9mo
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BarbaraJean This is such a great mug + book pairing!! 9mo
TheBookgeekFrau @BarbaraJean Why, thank you! 😊 9mo
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Eggs
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Davis pens the most wonderful HFs with dual timelines set in NYC. This, the #Authors2ndBook, has a setting at the Dakota.

#MayMontage @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks One of my favorites 🫶🏻 10mo
Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Can‘t wait for the next Fiona🤩🤗 10mo
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Brooke_H
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I read this bc I am going to NYC for the first time this year, and the Dakota/Strawberry Fields is high on my list of places to check out.

I loved reading about the design/building of the Dakota and how barren the area around the building was at that time. Little historical touches like Nellie Bly's investigation of Blackwell's Island and the arrival of the Statue of Liberty helped to fill things out. I enjoyed the story from the 1980s as well.

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Aims42
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I‘m giving this one a “Soft Pick”. There was so much happening with Sara‘s story that Bailey‘s seemed to take a backseat. Not my favorite Fiona Davis book, but it could‘ve been worse 🤷🏼‍♀️

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Aims42
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This was where I was. This is where I wish I still was. Ughhhh, back home and back to reality 🙄 Had a great trip to Michigan filled with fun, family and beach time reading 😎

MrsMalaprop That looks like a nice spot. I‘m heading off for a week‘s holiday today, to the Porongurups in south-west Western Australia. Hoping to do lots of that. 2y
Aims42 @MrsMalaprop Awww, have fun!! That sounds like a really fun trip!! Hope there‘s lots of reading for you too 😎 Safe travels! 2y
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BookNerdMama
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Too predictable, and the world wasn't interesting enough to keep me going despite that. Not like cozy-mystery-predictible, just predictable.

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Fiona Davis has done it again. This book is intriguing and captivating. It's full of twists and turns right up until the very end. So well developed it was a joy to read! Loved it!

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LeslieO
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So many I want to get to this month! But I started with A Gentleman in Moscow and I think it will take me awhile. Only about 50 pages in and I love it already! #BookSpinBingo

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! Looks great!!! 2y
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LeslieO
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I‘m very much a seasonal reader in summer, fall and over the holidays. But from January to May it‘s whatever I‘m in the mood for. I very excited about this list! #BookSpinBingo

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2y
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sleepy.ash87
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Thank you, @marleed for recommending this book! It was a quick, entertaining read. I briefly worried it would become a Snake Pit (1948 film) type story... I don't want to give anything away, but I thought Fiona Davis did an excellent job tilting my perspective and trust in the characters. An interesting historical context, as well!

marleed Oh my gosh, I‘m glad you liked it. In my fantasy life I own a penthouse on Park Ave so I love that her books are centered on an historic building in NYC. 2y
sleepy.ash87 A penthouse on Park Ave would be sweet! I still need to look up the actual building it's focused on... There is so much history in NYC and I love how she focuses on the effort that was placed into the architecture and design of the city! 2y
FelinesAndFelonies She's one of my favorite authors! 2y
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sleepy.ash87
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I started The Address while finishing up this bit of advocacy for switch cane. I am already hooked on the story and *love* that one of the narrators is Saskia Maarleveld!

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DebinHawaii
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#JulyJourneys

I love #NewYorkCity & I am fascinated with the iconic buildings & history surrounding them. These are six books from my stacks, a couple read, one in process & the others from my #TBR & all have settings in iconic buildings like the Dakota, or in buildings based on iconic NYC locations.

Eggs Love Fiona Davis❤️❤️ Well done 👍🏼 3y
LeslieO Me, too! I love NYC and the classic buildings. 3y
LeahBergen I‘m fascinated with the classic buildings, too! 3y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Love Fiona ❤️ 3y
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staci.reads
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The Dakota in NYC made a fantastic backdrop for this story. It was a good read.

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Mesica25
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It really didn‘t take off till the 2nd half, but I thought about it for a long while after.

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MaureenMc
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My final book of 2020! Finished it around 11:30 p.m. 👊 I enjoyed this historical fiction focus on tenants of the Dakota, a famous building in NYC. This was my second Fiona Davis novel, and I‘ll definitely continue to read more of hers.

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Jen2
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Really good!!!

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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#KindnessandPositivityWeek
#WhatMadeYouSmileToday

You will never guess where I found these today!! Definitely made me smile 😊 Gifts for others!!

Andrew65 Love The Address 😍 (edited) 3y
EclecticBookLover Good picks! 3y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @EclecticBookLover thank you!! They were at the Dollar Tree of all places 🤩🤩 3y
Soubhiville The Story of Beautiful Girl! ❤️❤️❤️ 3y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Soubhiville I was shocked to find these!!!! 3y
EclecticBookLover Thats awesome! I'm headed to one near me this weekend. I'll have to keep an eye out for some good ones. 3y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @EclecticBookLover fingers crossed 🤞 it‘s hit or miss!! 3y
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick Looks like a good stack! I had one near work that used to have the best selection, but since Covid, the choices have been mostly underwhelming. 3y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick I lucked up!! Have you read these? 3y
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick No, I haven't. I enjoyed The Lions of New York so I'll likely check out The Address and a few other Fiona Davis books from the library next year. 3y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick I named Fiona after her! I love her books!! 😽😽 3y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I haven‘t gotten Lions yet, but I‘m looking forward to it! 3y
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EclecticBookLover
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I love reading about somewhere I've been. On my TBR for a long time. The book takes place in the 1880s & the 1980s with two different main characters & their time at NYC's The Dakota. A building Elton John described as "sinister" & I agree as well as eerie. 1st book I've read by Fions Davis. She is lovely in person. I enjoyed it, even if it was predictable. Pic from TCM tour with @aroc & my bridesmaids for my bachelorette weekend. #bookspinbingo

aroc Loved this book! And loved that weekend! 💛 3y
EclecticBookLover @aroc A perfectly planned weekend 😊. Good book too, I may have to borrow some of her others from you. 3y
aroc I have them all! 3y
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AmyK1
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This was really good-historical fiction set in the 1880s and 1980s featuring mystery, love, family and betrayal. I love books set in NYC and enjoyed learning about the Dakota. This is my 2nd Fiona Davis and she is quickly becoming a favorite author.

#doublespin for October @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3y
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AmyK1
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The sight of a child teetering on the window ledge of room 510 turned Sara‘s world upside down.

#firstlinefridays @ShyBookOwl

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JackOBotts
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I will ready anything Fiona Davis publishes. I love her approach to historical fiction, intertwining past and present moving the two stories toward a “shared” conclusion.

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JackOBotts
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Time to dive into my Book Club‘s September selection. 📚

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kspenmoll
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OriginalCyn620 I love Lillian! 4y
kspenmoll @OriginalCyn620 ❤️❤️ 4y
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Eggs
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Ruthiella I picked From the Mixed Up Files...too! 😀 4y
erzascarletbookgasm @Ruthiella Haha! I was thinking of that book too! Loved the book! 4y
Ruthiella @erzascarletbookgasm I know! What kid doesn‘t want to live in a museum, funded by the change visitors throw in the fountain? I don‘t even remember why they ran away from home.😀 4y
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OriginalCyn620 Great choices! 4y
Eggs @Ruthiella @erzascarletbookgasm @OriginalCyn620 I adore Mixed up Files too-thanks 🤗 4y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Great choices of course!!! 4y
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JulAnna
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I have been trying to like this for 250 pages 😳 Now I am invested enough that I have to finish. Enough of a mystery that I need an answer, but, oh, I don‘t really like anyone in this story!
What do you do when you are this far along and not liking a book?

JackOBotts I so enjoyed The Dollhouse, and The Address is my book club‘s September selection. I have a hard time pulling a #DNF and will generally push in through. I need to work on walking away. So many good books to discover, why must we torture ourselves?! 🤷🏻‍♀️ My mom did enjoy this author‘s latest. 4y
ItsAnotherJen If I'm honest, that far in..I stick with it. I rarely dnf a book. I probably should more often than I do 4y
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Kshakal
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A lovely read with all of the hallmarks of a good read... love, mystery, intrigue and a rich history!

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Julsmarshall
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Really good. Quiet and calming while at the same time surprising and fresh. I loved how the author wove the stories from the 1880s and the 1980s with the Camden family and the iconic apartment the Dakota together. Lovely on audio, this kept me walking each evening while I listened. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Julsmarshall
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#currentlisten Enjoying from the first sentence!

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sblbooks
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🌟🌟🌟🌟
Dual timeline, historical fiction, family mystery, what's not to love.

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marleed
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It‘s pick here since my favorite setting for a book is NYC, and I love the history this author provides. I‘m ok with dueling timelines in HF and understand the 1980s TL provided a seamless ancestry connection to the 1880s. However, I wished the 1980s TL had a richer historical story to validate why it was chosen vs publishing decade because 1980s NYC is fascinating.

ValerieAndBooks Definitely intrigued! Looks like I‘ve already stacked this...but from whose recommendation 🤔? 4y
marleed @ValerieAndBooks Haha. Sometimes I wish I could connect whose recommendation I stacked a book so I could go back and thank them because I often have much time and many other stacks before that book makes it to my hands, eyes, or ears! 4y
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Slow afternoon at work. So I‘m going to listen to my audiobook. 🤣

SilversReviews LOVED this book. 4y
Thismommareads @SilversReviews I‘ve gone in blind. I‘m enjoying it. 4y
SilversReviews @Thismommareads Glad to hear you are enjoying it. All of her books are marvelous. 4y
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CoffeeNBooks
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I loved this book from page one. I love historical fiction, and this was a great story, connecting the life of Theo Camden, the fictional architect and assistant to Henry Hardenbergh, the actual architect of The Dakota in New York City in the 1880s, with the lives of Camden's ancestors in the 1980s.

#24B42020 @TheReadingMermaid @jb72 @Andrew65

Andrew65 I loved this book too. Hooked on Fiona Davis since. 4y
Andrew65 A great time 👏👏👏 4y
janeycanuck Your timer is so cute! 4y
CoffeeNBooks @janeycanuck Thanks! I love sloths! 4y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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It was #serendipity that I found these books at goodwill after their 50% off sale!! I got there at closing time!! 👏🏻📚 7 bucks!!

#DearDecember

LiteraryinLawrence Nice haul! I‘m interested to read the Sally Rooney one too. 4y
Eggs Girl!! You got the magic when it comes to GW!!! Great haul💗💗 4y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @LiteraryinLititz I just picked it up not knowing what it‘s about! 4y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs I do! I got there at the end of the sale!!! 4y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs have you read The Address? 4y
Eggs Yes love this author 4y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs I named my kitten Fiona 😽 4y
Eggs Ohhhh that is perfect-little Fiona 🐱 4y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs Fiona fits better than Beatriz 🤣 4y
Eggs 😁😁 4y
StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego Hi Misty! Thank you so much for the Christmas card, I received it today! ❤💚 4y
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kspenmoll
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#audiobook
I had to take a day break from this compulsive audiobook.I had become so invested in Sarah Smythe‘s 1880‘s story that I could not face the murder & it‘s aftermath. A century later, Bailey Camden, fresh out of rehab, makes a discovery that link‘s her life to Sarah‘s.This book is about second chances, obsessive love, lies, heartbreaking loss, family, mystery. Add the historic Dakota in NYC & an appearance by Nellie Bly & I was smitten.

britt_brooke Great review! 4y
kspenmoll @britt_brooke Thank you! Reviews are challenging for me to write!!! 4y
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kspenmoll
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My first Fiona Davis. Listening to it in bits & pieces while doing dishes or too tired to read words!!📚🎧

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Dolly
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Bailedbailed

Wanted to read this but bailed because...Too. Much. Dialogue.

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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I don‘t know about y‘all but I can‘t use a map!! Yeah it‘s terrible!! So I don‘t #Getthemapout I use google maps to find the address!! 🤣🤣

One of my favorite books by one of my favorite authors!!

#LilithJuly

Andrew65 I second this, my favourite book by Fiona Davis but have enjoyed them all. (edited) 5y
Hollie This was my favorite of hers as well. I‘m really looking forward to her next one! 5y
KarenUK Still not read her! 🤦‍♀️ But now I know which to try first 😊👍 5y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @KarenUK The Dollhouse is probably my favorite!!!! 5y
BarbaraTheBibliophage I Google map places in books all the time! 5y
Crazeedi Love fiona!!❤ 5y
Cinfhen Ha !!! I‘m terrible with a map too!!! And I haven‘t read any of her books yet 🙈 5y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Crazeedi ❤️❤️❤️ 5y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Cinfhen I hope you had a great birthday 💗💗💗 5y
Crazeedi @Cinfhen you should! I've enjoyed them 5y
Cinfhen Thank you, Misty !!! I did ♥️and I‘m gonna try my library system @Crazeedi 5y
CoffeeNBooks I have all 3 of these on my bookshelf, but haven't read any of them yet! 🤔 5y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @CoffeeNBooks they are so good!!! 5y
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Louise
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Mehso-so

This #audiobook tells the stories of two related women living a century apart in New York City‘s Dakota Apartments. I found the story in 1885 more interesting than the one in 1985. The image is from StreetEasy.

Crazeedi I thought the same about this book! 5y
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Crazeedi
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Bailey is an alcoholic, when she leaves rehab she tries to pick up the pieces by helping her cousin melinda at The Dakota. This is a Cinderella type tale. It moves back and forth between 1885 and 1985. Bailey finds the history of the Dakota and more. ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5

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Crazeedi
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Let's see if this holds my interest....

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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JaclynW I bought this deal! Yay! 5y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @JaclynW yay!!! I love all of her books!! ❤️📚 5y
JaclynW @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks This will be my first. It looked intriguing. 5y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @JaclynW I loved The Dollhouse and The Masterpiece!! She has a new one coming out soon! 5y
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Bookish_B
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This was an enjoyable read. Not an entirely plausible story but I kind of forgive that because I expect it going in and because I like the concept of these books based on famous buildings in New York.

Tanisha_A Nice review! Also, those candles! 😍 5y
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Linda906
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This is the first Fiona Davis book I‘ve read, but it won‘t be the last. I loved how the story moved back and forth between 1885 and 1995 as it tells the story about life and mysteries in the historic hotel, The Dakota, in Manhattan. I love when a building or setting becomes one of the characters and The Dakota takes on a life of its own in Davis‘ novel. She also kept me guessing about the characters and their mysterious connections to each other.

Andrew65 I loved this! 5y
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kspenmoll
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#birthdaybook #gratitude
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thank you so much for your thoughtful & generous birthday gift! I waited and opened it Saturday night.🎂😘
Litsy is the best.📚❤️

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks You‘re very welcome!! I hope you had a wonderful birthday and I love this photo ❤️❤️❤️ 5y
kspenmoll @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I did have a wonderful birthday!❤️ 5y
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Andrew65
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Day 17 #AdventRecommends
One of my favourite books this year, simply loved this story and it ending up having far more depth than I expected during the early part of the book. Think I have found a new favourite author. Not read it? What are you waiting for?
Also love this cover!

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I‘m so happy you love her!!! I sure do!!! ❤️❤️ 5y
Andrew65 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Don‘t think we should be surprised we both love her! Our tastes seem very similar looking at the #BOTMBuddyReads 😍😍😍 (edited) 5y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Andrew65 you are so right!! 💞💞 5y
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