Magnolia Palace, The: A Novel

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Lillian is successful in playing Cyrano de Bergerac between Helen and Richard, until she falls for him herself. The story centers around a “supermodel” like character in the early 1900’s and another “aspiring model” character in 1966. in " The BookBrowse Review" - BookBrowse's membership magazine, and in our weekly " Publishing This Week" newsletter. That's where she met Joshua and where they worked together on a scavenger hunt that was decades old and was a hunt devised by Helen Frick for her suitor.

She is on the run from the police when she disguises herself and finds an opportunity to work in the Frick mansion. If you are the publisher or author and feel that they do not properly reflect the range of media opinion now available, send us a message with the mainstream reviews that you would like to see added. If you enjoy historical fiction exploring real people and places from the past, Austenprose highly recommends them. Ultimately I did like this more than not and found the author's note a fascinating addition to the history behind what is now the Frick Museum in New York City. Fiona Davis is at the top of her game in this intriguing, high-stakes novel about an iconic New York City landmark, the Frick mansion, and two women, fifty years apart, whose stories intersect within it.

Both of the young female main characters are models with unstable financial situations, without anyone to depend on other than themselves. I found it hard to follow the story, which was nothing special and couldn't connect to anyone in this novel. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others.

The result of the hunt could help settle Veronica financial dilemma and solve two long unsolved crimes.Sheer luck has her obtaining the position as personal secretary to Miss Helen Frick, the youngest daughter of Henry Clay Frick. She tends to run away from her problems, instead of facing them, and that makes for a very entertaining story. Veronica's worried about leaving her mum and sister Polly behind in England, and she wants to make enough money to take care of Polly who has special needs. Overall, a powerful combination of historical fiction and mystery with a strong focus on family rivalry, the lives of the haves and have nots, and women’s rights.

Nearly fifty years later, mod English model Veronica Weber has her own chance to make her career - and with it, earn the money she needs to support her family back home - within the walls of the former Frick residence, now converted into one of New York City's most impressive museums. Fifty years later, 60’s fashion model Veronica Weber, on assignment from England has her own employment opportunity with Vogue, at a shoot taking place at the Frick Museum. The Magnolia Palace has a 1919 timeline where a young model begins to work as a private secretary for Helen Frick, and a timeline in 1966 when another model is working at The Frick Museum and she gets stuck inside during a storm. Inside the apartment, the soup roiling in her gut, she filled a glass with water and sat down at the tiny table in the kitchen.You won’t be able to put in down and you’ll want to make plans to go see the Frick Museum for yourself. Fastforward to 1966 with the now Frick Museum allowing a photo shoot with a bevy of models to take place within its walls. Decades later a winter storm brings together an unlikely pair, a Frick Museum intern and a would-be model, who complete a scavenger hunt to unravel an almost 50 year old legacy of intrigue leading them full circle to where it all started. Fiona Davis is the New York Times bestselling author of six historical fiction novels set in iconic New York City buildings, including The Magnolia Palace, The Dollhouse, The Address, and The Lions of Fifth Avenue, which was a Good Morning America book club pick. Set in the early 1900's and 1960's it encapsulates those periods beautifully and all set against a New York city backdrop.

And by combining real-life historical figures, those inspired by true people and others imagined, we have another highly entertaining book with a well-developed story which should delight and captivate historical fiction fans, especially those who love books set in New York City. I was transported between 1919 and 1966 and immersed myself within the mansion setting,the artwork and sculptures and the missing magnolia diamond. Fiona Davis has managed to carve a niche in the historical fiction genre and I highly recommend checking out her books. I appreciated Davis’s spotlight on the two women, on how difficult it is for women to survive in New York. I hadn't read from Fiona Davis before and I'll be the first to admit that historical fiction isn't often my genre of choice.Set against the backdrop of the art-filled Frick Mansion, a renowned sculptor’s muse, hiding in plain sight as a private secretary, finds herself in the middle of Frick family drama and entangled in a web of accusations.