
The Dollhouse
A Novel
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Narrated by:
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Tavia Gilbert
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By:
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Fiona Davis
Enter the lush world of 1950s New York City, where a generation of aspiring models, secretaries, and editors live side by side in the glamorous Barbizon Hotel for Women while attempting to claw their way to fairy-tale success in this debut novel from the New York Times best-selling author of The Lions of Fifth Avenue.
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.
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Critic reviews
“Rich both in twists and period detail, this tale of big-city ambition is impossible to put down.” (People)
“Davis paints a scene of Darby’s 1950s glamour for her audience that’s a smart juxtaposition to Rose’s modern-age New York, jumping between time periods clearly with often elegant prose.... Davis’ descriptive words are transporting.... [A] poignant beach read.” (New York Daily News)
“The Dollhouse is a thrilling peek through a window into another world - one that readers will savor for a long time.”(Associated Press)
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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Yes, I would and I have. I love the stories from the past and the lives of older people. The things they have seen and done. This is a very dramatic story from the 50s that was discovered by a young lady from 2016 living her own drama. Switching from 1950s to 2016 from Darby's life to Rose's life just added to the book.What other book might you compare The Dollhouse to and why?
Cannot think of a book similar to this one.What does Tavia Gilbert bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
Really great accents.Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes. But at the same time I wanted to linger and draw this out. Read and then think about it.Stories from the Past Come Back to Haunt
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interesting story and great telling!
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The twist.
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1950’s NYC lifestyle, scandal, jazz clubs, love.....
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A must read or listen to!
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"Page" Turner
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Not bad, but not her best
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Fast moving.
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interesting spin on a very historical NY icon
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A joy to listen to
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