The dollhouse : a novel
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Published
New York, New York : Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2016].
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Book
ISBN
9781101984994, 1101984996
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289 pages ; 24 cm
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Published
New York, New York : Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2016].
Language
English
ISBN
9781101984994, 1101984996
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""The Dollhouse. That's what we boys like to call it. The Barbizon Hotel for Women, packed to the rafters with pretty little dolls. Just like you." Fiona Davis's stunning debut novel pulls readers into the lush world of New York City's glamorous Barbizon Hotel for Women, where a generation of aspiring models, secretaries, and editors lived side-by-side while attempting to claw their way to fairy-tale success in the 1950s, 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 agency hall mates aren't: plain, self-conscious, homesick, and utterly convinced she doesn't belong--a notion the models do nothing to disabuse. 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. Over half a century later, the Barbizon's gone condo and most of its long-ago guests are forgotten. But rumors of Darby's involvement in a deadly skirmish with a hotel maid back in 1952 haunt the halls of the building as surely as the melancholy music that floats from the elderly woman's rent-controlled apartment. It's a combination too intoxicating for journalist Rose Lewin, Darby's upstairs neighbor, to resist--not to mention the perfect distraction from her own imploding personal life. Yet as Rose's obsession deepens, the ethics of her investigation become increasingly murky, and neither woman will remain unchanged when the shocking truth is finally revealed"--,Provided by publisher.
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At New York City's glamorous Barbizon Hotel for Women aspiring models, secretaries, and editors attempted to claw their way to fairy-tale success in the 1950s. When Darby McLaughlin arrived there she befriended Esme, a Barbizon maid, and was introduced to seedy downtown jazz clubs where the music was as addictive as the heroin, the startling sounds of bebop, and even the possibility of romance. Over half a century later the Barbizon's gone condo. Rumors of Darby's involvement in a deadly skirmish with a hotel maid back in 1952 haunt the halls of the building as surely as the melancholy music that floats from the elderly woman's rent-controlled apartment. Journalist Rose Lewin, Darby's upstairs neighbor becomes obsessed with the story. As the ethics of her investigation become increasingly murky, neither woman will remain unchanged when the shocking truth is finally revealed.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Davis, F. (2016). The dollhouse: a novel . Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Davis, Fiona, 1966-. 2016. The Dollhouse: A Novel. Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Davis, Fiona, 1966-. The Dollhouse: A Novel Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Davis, Fiona. The Dollhouse: A Novel Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2016.
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