The Dollhouse: A Novel - Brossura

"Here Davis underscores the persistent cultural fascination many have had with the Barbizon and its enigmatic representation in writing." --The Literary Hub

"Davis delivers a fast-paced, richly-imagined debut that's almost impossible to put down." --Kathleen Tessaro, author of The Perfume Collector

"The ghosts of the famed NYC women's hotel come to life in The Dollhouse. Davis expertly weaves together the stories of several women who lived in the Barbizon during its heyday in the 1950s, and the broken-hearted journalist who decides to get the scoop on a decades-old tragedy that happened in the building. A fun, page-turning mystery." --Suzanne Rindell, author of The Other Typist

"Two coming-of-age stories rolled into an ode to New York City and the young women - of past and present - who have tried to forge lives and careers there. Poetic, romantic, crushing, and soulful." --Jules Moulin, author of Ally Hughes Has Sex Sometimes

"Here Davis underscores the persistent cultural fascination many have had with the Barbizon and its enigmatic representation in writing." --Literary Hub

Fiona Davis was born in Canada and raised in New Jersey, Utah, and Texas. She began her career in New York City as an actress, where she worked on Broadway, off-Broadway and in regional theater. After 10 years, she changed careers, working as an editor and writer and specializing in health, fitness, nutrition, dance and theater.
She's a graduate of the College of William and Mary and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, and is based in in New York City. She loves nothing better than hitting farmer s markets on weekends in search of the perfect tomato, and traveling to foreign cities steeped in history, like London and Cartagena. "The Dollhouse" is her first novel."