"Lions of Fifth Avenue" by Fiona Davis. What a gift to read such a beautifully written book by a new to me author! I look forward to many more hours of reading her work. The writing, the story, all will stay with me. As an aside, I was so touched by the suggestion for all women to "own at least 4 bed jackets, one of quilted silk and another in velvet". My mother and I always had bed jackets in the 50s and 60s and wore them as we were reading in bed. Hadn't thought of that in years and it will stay with me now for a long time.

She is also struggling with living under the shadow of her famous grandmother Laura.

Sadie's dream job becomes a nightmare when she is preparing a big exhibition and rare manuscripts, letters, and books start disappearing - exactly like in 1913.

The typically risk-averse Sadie teams up with a private security expert, ex-NYPD *Nick*, to find the thief.

But the investigation becomes personal when she uncovers unwelcome truths about her own family. She learns what really happened to her grandmother in 1913 and discovers the connection between the two thefts and the biggest tragedy in the library's history.

*Theme:*

The real star is the library itself. Fiona Davis writes beautifully about the secret apartment inside the NYPL (which really existed), the world of rare book dealers, and two generations of women trying to find their voice and balance ambition, motherhood, and independence.