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Rockettes • Radio City Music Hall • 1956 NYC • Historical fiction • 3.5 Stars

“The Spectacular” by Fiona Davis is a captivating novel set amongst and glitz and mystique of Radio City Music Hall during its mid-century heyday. As girls try out for a coveted position on the stage, the city is reeling from a series are of bombings. orchestrated by the “Big Apple Bomber”. ⬇️

9-25-20: My 74th finished book of 2020! Historical fiction from 1913 and 1993 inside the New York Public Library. Fantastic read!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #thelionsofifthavenue #fionadavis 👍🏼📖#️⃣7️⃣4️⃣

Wild card day again! I‘ve never heard of #JasonReynolds 😱 so I‘ll go with #FionaDavis !! I love her, hence Fiona‘s name!! She just didn‘t look like a Beatriz! Yes, I‘m a nerd and talk to authors on Facebook 🤦🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️

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I‘m so excited to dive into this. 😍 I picked it up just because I generally enjoy Fiona Davis‘ books, but NOW I SEE THAT IT‘S ABOUT THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY AND I AM JUST EVEN MORE EXCITED. 🥺🥺🥺🥺 #thelionsoffifthavenue #fionadavis #libraryliterature

I started this this morning, and I‘m almost finished; this is right up there with Davis‘ work on “The Dollhouse,” and I am loving these characters and this plot. 😭💖 #thechelseagirls #fionadavis #femalefriendships #coldwarfiction

8-26-19: My 69th finished book of 2019! #thechelseagirls #fionadavis 👍🏼📖#️⃣6️⃣9️⃣

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ If I ever took the time to make a list of authors who do not disappoint, Fiona Davis would be on that list. Her latest novel, set during the Red Scare of the 1950s. As always, she creates a world you feel you could walk right in to. In this book, she also crafts a complex female friendship that is one of the best I‘ve read. #fionadavis #thechelseagirls #historicalfiction #read #bookrecommendations #booknerds

3-30-19: My 26th finished book of 2019! #themasterpiece #fionadavis 👍🏼📖#️⃣2️⃣6️⃣

Fascinating historical novel, alternating between the story of Clara in the 1920s and Virginia in the 1970s, connected by their experiences at Grand Central Terminal and a single piece of art. The parallels in the women's stories illuminate the situations of women in those eras and the difficulty they face in making their way in a world dominated by men. Each woman finds strength to carve her path and to find strength from her own determination.