Fiona Davis, New York Times Bestselling Author, to Speak at Bronxville School on March 9
Fiona Davis. Photo by Deborah Feingold
By Irena Choi Stern, Board member, FOBPL
Jan. 26, 2022: The Friends of the Bronxville Public Library (FOBPL) encourages book clubs to read The Magnolia Palace by Fiona Davis, in preparation for a special conversation with the New York Times bestselling author that will take place on Wednesday, March 9 at 7:00 p.m. in the Bronxville High School Auditorium. Monica Malpass, business anchor at Nasdaq and formerly the longtime anchor for WPVI-TV’s award-winning evening news, will moderate the evening.
Monica Malpass. Photo by Mazie Wolf
The Magnolia Palace, the Book of the Month pick for January, is a tantalizing historical novel about secrets, betrayal and murder within the Frick, one of New York City’s most impressive Gilded Age mansions. Davis pulls readers into a captivating dual narrative exploring the Frick both as a private family residence and the museum it would become. The novel unwinds through the alternating perspectives of two women, both models, whose experiences at the Frick are separated by nearly 50 years and are linked across the decades by the imperious daughter of Henry Clay Frick, Helen Frick.
“We are thrilled to host Fiona Davis again to discuss her latest novel, The Magnolia Palace,” said FOBPL president Lauren Toal. “Her last author talk for her New York Times bestseller The Lions of Fifth Avenue drew an audience of more than 200.”
Fiona Davis is the bestselling author of six historical fiction novels set in iconic New York City buildings, including The Dollhouse, The Address and The Lions of Fifth Avenue, which was a Good Morning America book club pick. Her novels have been chosen as “One Book, One Community” reads and her articles have appeared in publications like The Wall Street Journal and O the Oprah magazine.
The novel has received high praise, including a starred review from Publishers Weekly, which described it as “Davis’s best work to date.” Christina Baker Kline, herself the New York Times bestselling author of Orphan Train and The Exiles, noted that “Fiona Davis is at the top of her game…A family saga and historical thriller in one, The Magnolia Palace is a fast-paced, immersive delight.”
To register for this author talk, please click here.
The novel will be available for sale by Womrath Bookshop.
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