Dollhouse (Davis)

Book Reviews
In her page-turning debut, Fiona Davis deftly weaves the storylines of two women living at the famed Barbizon hotel for women…Davis alternates the chapters between each woman until the twists and turns of their respective storylines ultimately weave together, upping the anticipation along the way.
RealSimple.com


This suspenseful novel about a woman who took a decidedly different path—and the journalist who wants to uncover her secrets—will quicken your pulse.
InStyle.com


“Highly readable, The Dollhouse conjures up 1950s New York convincingly. In particular the now-vanished world of the Barbizon Hotel for Women, with its antiquated rules and intriguing array of female personalities and tragic fates, lives on in the pages of the novel in delectable detail… this is no mere ‘chick-lit,’ but feminist-inspired entertainment.
Historical Novel Society


(Starred review) Davis’s impeccably structured debut is equal parts mystery...and classic love story.... Davis juxtaposes the elegance and dark side of a bygone era—its jazz, glamorous models, career-minded women, and nascent heroin market—with the crass, digitally obsessed, and cutthroat media world of today.
Publishers Weekly


Fans of Suzanne Rindell’s Three-Martini Lunch will enjoy this debut’s strong sense of time and place as the author brings a legendary New York building to life and populates it with realistic characters who find themselves in unusual situations.
Library Journal


[Davis's] novel....isn't convincing.... Neither the Barbizon nor the spicy, mysterious nightlife outside it ever quite evoke the vivid portrait that Davis seems to have sought.... Despite moments of liveliness, this period piece fails to ignite much warmth, let alone a spark.
Kirkus Reviews