The Dollhouse Review
Hello, all! Let's chat about The Dollhouse by Fiona Davis. Pub Date: 8-23-16 Adult - Historical Fiction In 1952, Darby McLaughlin arrives at the dazzling Barbizon Hotel, where she is staying while completing a secretarial course. Darby immediately feels out of place surrounded by her gorgeous model floormates and finds her classes at Katharine Gibbs insufferably boring. But when Darby befriends Esme, one of the maids at the Barbizon, her world is opened to a whole new side of New York City. One that may eat her alive if she's not careful. In 2016, the famous Barbizon Hotel is now condos and most of its residents are long forgotten, except for a few who now live in rent-controlled apartments. Journalist Rose Lewin has recently moved into the Barbizon and becomes fascinated by its history and the women after a run-in with one of them. As Rose digs into the building's history, she discovers a deadly accident between her neighbor and a maid. With Rose's personal life swirl...
