Tag: Fiona Davis
Book Review: The Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona Davis
The Lions of Fifth Avenue , Fiona Davis, Penguin Random House – Fiona Davis, known for factual research into New York’s landmarks in her historical fiction novels, has again produced a first-class tale. “The Lions of Fifth Avenue” is a suspenseful drama centered on the New York Public Library and its Berg Collection, stocked with American and English rare books and artifacts.
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Chelsea Girls by Fiona Davis
Chelsea Girls, Fiona Davis, Random House – The historical novel, “Chelsea Girls,” verifies the old adage that history repeats itself. Fiona Davis’ drama unfolds during McCarthyism when entertainers living in the New York Chelsea Hotel were without evidence targeted for subversive practice and blacklisted as “communists” and “socialists.”
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The Masterpiece by Fiona Davis
The Masterpiece, Fiona Davis – Fiona Davis’ “The Masterpiece” is a light, romantic historical novel about the journey of two women, fifty years apart in age, who discover self-achievement as their lives collide when New York’s Grand Central Terminal was facing demolition.
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