The lions of fifth avenue

In nationally bestselling author Fiona Davis's latest historical novel, a series of book thefts roils the iconic New York Public Library, leaving two generations of strong-willed women to pick up the pieces. It's 1913, and on the surface, Laura Lyons couldn't ask for more out of life -- her husband...

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Main Author: Davis, Fiona, 1966- (Author)
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Language:English
Published: 2020.
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