The Address by Fiona Davis is the author’s second novel, published in 2017. Ms. Davis continues the theme of using an iconic New York City building as the setting for the book. For The Address, Ms. Davis chose The Dakota, on the upper west side of Manhattan, as the backdrop for this historical fiction novel. I listened to this book in audio form from the Orange County Library System, using the Libby app.
The book is organized with two timelines, one hundred years apart. Sara Smythe, head housekeeper of an exclusive London hotel in the 1880’s, meets Theodore Camden at the London hotel by chance. He helps her get a job as the property manager at The Dakota. In the 1980’s Bailey Camden, an architect, struggling with her recovery, is working at The Dakota for her cousin Melinda. Bailey is a Camden in name only, where as Melinda is ready to inherit money from the Camden Estate, since she is a blood-relative. While going through storage rooms at The Dakota, Bailey discovers some interesting artifacts from the era of Theodore Camden.
This novel explores the life of Sara Smythe and how her mysteries are uncovered one hundred years later. Both Sara and Bailey endure many struggles throughout the novel. The author does a marvelous job with the alternating timelines and connecting everything at the end. The Address is well-researched and the descriptions of The Dakota during the Gilded Age are fantastic.
I recently reviewed The Dollhouse by Fiona Davis set in the Barbizon Hotel in New York City. I am currently listening to The Masterpiece, set in Grand Central Terminal. Other books by Fiona Davis include The Chelsea Girls, set in the Chelsea Hotel and The Lions of Fifth Avenues, her most recent publication, set in the New York Public Library.
I highly recommend The Address by Fiona Davis, especially if you enjoy historical fiction, a good mystery, and New York City settings.
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