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- Location(s): The Atlantic Ocean, Manhattan
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): Early 20th Century
Madeleine Talmage Force is just seventeen when she attracts the attention of John Jacob “Jack” Astor. Madeleine is beautiful, intelligent, and solidly upper-class, but the Astors are in a league apart. Jack’s mother was the Mrs. Astor, American royalty...
- Location(s): Upper West Side, Manhattan
- Genre(s): Psychological Thriller
- Era(s): Contemporary looking back 20 years
When Sarah Larsen answers the Bird family’s advertisement, her life changes overnight. The job seems like a dream come true: nannying in a glamorous penthouse apartment with a salary that adds several zeroes to her current income. Sarah signs...
- Location(s): Upper East Side
- Genre(s): Psychological Thriller, Fiction
- Era(s): Modern with a 1950s vibe
George March’s latest novel is a smash hit. None could be prouder than Mrs. March, his dutiful wife, who revels in his accolades and relishes the lifestyle and status his success brings. A creature of routine and decorum, Mrs....
- Location(s): Manhattan, Roosevelt Island
- Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
- Era(s): Earlier 2000s
A charming, tender and life-affirming memoir of a woman’s unlikely bond with a 93-year-old widower With its delicious food, warm jazz, and stunning views of Manhattan, Edward’s home was a much-needed refuge for reporter Isabel Vincent. Her recently widowed...
- Location(s): Manhattan
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
Get Out meets The Devil Wears Prada in this electric debut about the tension that unfurls when two young Black women meet against the starkly white backdrop of book publishing. Twenty-six-year-old editorial assistant Nella Rogers is tired of being...
Someday Everything Will All Make Sense
- Location(s): Manhattan
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): present day
Someday Everything Will All Make Sense follows Luther van der Loon, an eccentric harpsichordist and professor of early music, as he navigates the stages of grief after the untimely death of his mother. Luther obsesses over burial practices, rails...
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