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The Library of Lost Dollhouses by Elise Hooper
4.25
Spanning 100yrs, including two world wars, the sinking of the, multiple generations and countries and told via dual pov and timelines. The Library of Lost Doll Hosues is a brilliantly evocative and inspiring story of unexpected journeys, growth, love, revelations, secrets, lies, strength, underestimation, ambition, forbidden love, friendship, family, courage, bravery, scandal and discovery.
We follow Tildy, Head Curator of the archival Bel Library in San Francisco, who finds herself in the position of trying to save the place she feels most at home in. Needing a miracle to keep the library afloat, Tildy happens to find a secret room with 2 exquisite dollhouse hidden inside. Facing a race against time to try to find out more about the history of the houses and their owners in order to showcase them in an effort to save the Bel. Tildy embarks on an emotional rollercoaster journey of discovery not just professionally and personally as well. Whereby, in a twist of fate, she finds she is more connected than she ever thought possible.
I absolutely loved following both Tilday and Cora's journey and the brilliant and varied people that connections were made with and the resultant discoveries that came to light as we were drawn further into the story. With all of the personalities we meet along the way, being realistic and relatable.
Elise is a natural storyteller, and I absolutely love the message, purpose, and meaning of the story she was trying to tell. Especially with regards to the strong female characters, their struggles and unerestimation they faced, and the way in which they kept their strength and self-respect in the face of sometimes abject adversity.
A beautiful slice of historical fiction that you can get totally lost in and come out the other side feeling much richer and with renewed purpose because of it!
We follow Tildy, Head Curator of the archival Bel Library in San Francisco, who finds herself in the position of trying to save the place she feels most at home in. Needing a miracle to keep the library afloat, Tildy happens to find a secret room with 2 exquisite dollhouse hidden inside. Facing a race against time to try to find out more about the history of the houses and their owners in order to showcase them in an effort to save the Bel. Tildy embarks on an emotional rollercoaster journey of discovery not just professionally and personally as well. Whereby, in a twist of fate, she finds she is more connected than she ever thought possible.
I absolutely loved following both Tilday and Cora's journey and the brilliant and varied people that connections were made with and the resultant discoveries that came to light as we were drawn further into the story. With all of the personalities we meet along the way, being realistic and relatable.
Elise is a natural storyteller, and I absolutely love the message, purpose, and meaning of the story she was trying to tell. Especially with regards to the strong female characters, their struggles and unerestimation they faced, and the way in which they kept their strength and self-respect in the face of sometimes abject adversity.
A beautiful slice of historical fiction that you can get totally lost in and come out the other side feeling much richer and with renewed purpose because of it!