This book follows two women across time. in 1913, Laura Lyons and her family live in an apartment in the New York Public Library, but she longs to do more. In 1993, Sadie Donovan is working in the Berg Collection at the same library. In both timelines, books go missing and family secrets may hold the key to where these priceless artifacts may be.
I really enjoyed the Sadie Donovan’s character more than Laura Lyons. Laura’s indecisive nature came across a bit whiny for me. I liked when Sadie uncovered the past in her story more than reading about it from Laura’s perspective. The heterodoxy club was amazing, though. That was a really great part of the story.
It might have been because of the other characters in her story. I didn’t like Laura’s husband. He was so extreme in his manuscript, parenting, even the end of the story just gave me whiplash. Pearl also felt like a placeholder in both stories.
It was a quick story, though enjoyable. I loved when they would go into detail about the library or curating, describing different artifacts and books. It made me want to go to that library and look at current exhibits, or just walk around the library.
I would recommend this book to anyone who likes historical fiction, or a good mystery tied to family secrets. The book flowed really well between the two stories, and the reveal was amazing at the end!
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