New York City 1919
New York City 1966
Fiona Davis always draws me in. The history. The layers of fictional and non-fictional characters. The settings.
The Frick Mansion. The Gilded Age. The supermodel of the 1910s. An heiress. A suitor. An organist. A murder. The Magnolia Diamond. An intern. A wanna-be-model. Wealth. An unbelievable art collection.
The Frick mansion is the perfect backdrop for a juxtaposition between the ultra wealthy and the working class. The haves and have-nots. Impropriety. Social stigmas. Greed. Jealousy. AND a who-done-it! Jumping back and forth between 1919 and 1966 - seeing the Frick Mansion change from residence to art museum. The one constant throughout the novel is the artwork itself.
Women breaking the mold. Facing the challenges of being “working girls.” Finding their way in a man’s world. Settling for nothing. Grabbing with both hands, until…
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