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A review by hushwhileiread
The Magnolia Palace by Fiona Davis
2.0
I’m wondering whether I read the same book as all these glowing reviews describe. The beginning of this is dull. The 1966-based storyline is implausible. The Gilded Age dialogue is filled with modern turns of phrase that are ridiculously out of place in that era. Overall, the writing is on par with a talented college freshman, which makes me wonder if an editor did more than casually glance at this manuscript. Either way, the “New York Times Best Selling Author” appellation has clearly lost all cachet.