The dollhouse

"The Dollhouse. That's what we boys like to call it. The Barbizon Hotel for Women, packed to the rafters with pretty little dolls. Just like you." Fiona Davis's stunning debut novel pulls readers into the lush world of New York City's glamorous Barbizon Hotel for Women, where a generation of aspirin...

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Main Author: Davis, Fiona, 1966- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Dutton 1852, [2016]
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