The Magnolia Palace

By Fiona Davis,

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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!

Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Lions of Fifth Avenue, returns with a tantalizing novel about the secrets, betrayal, and murder within one of New York City's most impressive Gilded Age mansions.

Eight months since losing her mother in the Spanish flu…

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2 authors picked The Magnolia Palace as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This book is a fictionalized story of one of the most sought-after artists' models in New York City in the early decades of the twentieth century and of her relationship with the Frick family, whose paintings and sculptures make up one of America’s most famous art collections.

I love Fiona Davis’ writing, which immediately pulls the reader in, and I can’t get enough of this tale of female strength and grit and its peek inside the wondrous world of fine art.

From Julie's list on strong New York women.

Davis takes you on an engrossing adventure into New York’s past—and present—that encompasses mystery, history, suspense, unexpected romances, real family drama, art, heroines generations apart, feminism, and so much more, evoking one’s every emotion.

Her skillful combination of fact and fiction is brilliant, and I thoroughly enjoyed the thrilling exposés of buried secrets of the Gilded Age. I fell in love with Davis's descriptions of the artwork and the strong women involved in making the Frick Mansion/Museum a New York icon. I wanted to get on the next plane to New York and feel their spirits that she so believably…

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