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The Address

Written by: Fiona Davis
Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld, Brittany Pressley
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Publisher's Summary

From the New York Times best-selling author of The Lions of Fifth Avenue comes the compelling national best-selling novel about the thin lines between love and loss, success and ruin, passion, and madness, all hidden behind the walls of The Dakota - New York City’s most famous residence.

When a chance encounter with Theodore Camden, one of the architects of the grand New York apartment house the Dakota, leads to a job offer for Sara Smythe, her world is suddenly awash in possibility - no mean feat for a servant in 1884. The opportunity to move to America. The opportunity to be the female manager of the Dakota. And the opportunity to see more of Theo, who understands Sara like no one else...and is living in the Dakota with his wife and three young children.

One hundred years later, Bailey Camden is desperate for new opportunities: Fresh out of rehab, the former interior designer is homeless, jobless, and penniless. Bailey's grandfather was the ward of famed architect Theodore Camden, yet Bailey won't see a dime of the Camden family's substantial estate; instead, her “cousin” Melinda - Camden's biological great-granddaughter - will inherit almost everything. So when Melinda offers to let Bailey oversee the renovation of her lavish Dakota apartment, Bailey jumps at the chance, despite her dislike of Melinda's vision. The renovation will take away all the character of the apartment Theodore Camden himself lived in...and died in, after suffering multiple stab wounds by a former Dakota employee who had previously spent seven months in an insane asylum - a madwoman named Sara Smythe.

A century apart, Sara and Bailey are both tempted by and struggle against the golden excess of their respective ages - for Sara, the opulence of a world ruled by the Astors and Vanderbilts; for Bailey, the nightlife's free-flowing drinks and cocaine - and take refuge in the Upper West Side's gilded fortress. But a building with a history as rich, and often as tragic, as the Dakota's can't hold its secrets forever, and what Bailey discovers inside could turn everything she thought she knew about Theodore Camden - and the woman who killed him - on its head.

©2017 Fiona Davis (P)2017 Penguin Audio

What the critics say

“A delicious tale of love, lies and madness.” (People Magazine)

The Address is compelling, historically minded fiction with unexpected - and entertaining - twists and turns...the novel delights...” (Ms. Magazine)

“Lively and detail rich - set against the backdrop of NYC’s infamous Dakota building - with a thread of mystery that makes it easy to enjoy, hard to put down.” (Family Circle)

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Very intriguing and week written

I was impressed with the depth of characters, and the assortment of persons that completed the interest of the story !
I ‘read’ it twice; having a health issue that delayed the first Completion . Now I am thoroughly satisfied that I have read the whole composition .. and am truly in awe of its compelling contents 👏🫶🏻👏

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Excellent

Both the story and narration are outstanding. And the ties to actual history are appreciated by this reader

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I enjoyed it

This book was enjoyable because the characters were interesting and unique. Sometimes this author states the obvious over and over (in case we’ve forgotten?) so that can be annoying. It’s a good story that keep going and going until you get the resolution you’re hoping for.

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Great Story

I really enjoyed this book and the performance. Kept me interested and wanting to know more. Wasnt totally loving the ending, but this is a good writer that developed interesting characters and intriguing storyline.

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Light and Fun

I really enjoyed the historical pieces of this novel - the characters, the building of the grand Dakota, the unexpected love story between Theo and Sara, and I enjoyed the mystery that Bailey, in 1985, works to unravel. I have to admit to finding Bailey, and her cousin Miranda, and the things Miranda was doing to the historical building, a bit nerve-grating. Maybe that's the point, but I think the story could have been expressed in a way that didn't have a completely air-headed entitled twit consistently engaging with the protagonist, Bailey. That said, the story was fun, the mystery as it unravelled was rather captivating, and the setting in the grand old building was enjoyable as well. #Audible1

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great audible

I found it to be a great audible and the narrators were great as well

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