Thank you to NetGalley and Dutton for the gifted ebook of The Magnolia Palace!  All opinions in this review are my own.

Fiona Davis is an auto-buy author for me.  I love the way she weaves her two timelines together and how the past eventually plays an important role in the more current time period.

That being said, The Magnolia Palace was no different!  I coulldn't put it down and ended up reading the second half of the book in one day.  Davis has a habit of having the characters learn an important detail but not telling the readers and then beginning a new chapter in the other timeline.  It kept me reading because I had to find out what happened next!

I also appreciate how detailed Davis's author's notes are because it demonstrates the time and research she puts in to make the story come alive.  It's fascinating how the character of Lily is based on a real person and how from a few historical figures, Davis was able to create this engrossing story.

I can't wait to visit the Frick and read more of Davis's books based on historic New York City locations!