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The lions of Fifth Avenue : a novel  Cover Image Large print book Large print book

The lions of Fifth Avenue : a novel / Fiona Davis.

Davis, Fiona, 1966- (author.).

Summary:

1913. When valuable books are stolen back from the New York Public Library, Laura Lyons is forced to confront her shifting priorities head on - and may just lose everything in the process. Eighty years later, Laura Lyons's granddaughter, Sadie Donovan, is a curator at the NYPL. When rare manuscripts, notes, and books begin disappearing from the library's famous Berg Collection, things unexpectedly become personal as the investigation leads Sadie to some unwelcome truths about her own family heritage - truths that shed new light on the biggest tragedy in the library's history.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593285985 (paperback)
  • Physical Description: 446 pages ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First large print edition.
  • Publisher: New York, New York : Random House Large Print, [2020]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Subject: New York Public Library > Fiction.
Large type books.
Women > New York (State) > New York > Fiction.
Women authors > Fiction.
Women librarians > Fiction.
Libraries > New York (State) > New York > Fiction.
New York (N.Y.) > History > 20th century > Fiction.
Genre: Historical fiction.

Available copies

  • 7 of 7 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Creston Public Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 7 total copies.
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Acquisition Type: New
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Summary: 1913. When valuable books are stolen back from the New York Public Library, Laura Lyons is forced to confront her shifting priorities head on - and may just lose everything in the process. Eighty years later, Laura Lyons's granddaughter, Sadie Donovan, is a curator at the NYPL. When rare manuscripts, notes, and books begin disappearing from the library's famous Berg Collection, things unexpectedly become personal as the investigation leads Sadie to some unwelcome truths about her own family heritage - truths that shed new light on the biggest tragedy in the library's history.

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