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A review by okiecozyreader
The Stolen Queen by Fiona Davis
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
There are a few storylines in this book that confused me for a little while, but then when they came together, I figured it out better.
Egypt, 1936 - Charlotte goes on a dig and meets her husband and has a child. She helps uncover some precious artifacts about an Egyptian queen.
New York City, 1978 - Annie lives with her alcoholic mother while trying to make ends meet. Her landlord asks her to run an errand to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where her life changes.
At the same time, Charlotte is working for the Met to organize Egyptian art and various exhibitions. She is living with a man who she doesn’t feel like she can be completely honest with, even about some pieces at the museum that she feels were illegally acquired.
The Egyptian art in this story is based on certain pieces but the storylines had to change, so she made them all fictional pieces and events. The scenes in the book that brought more action in real life were related to other pieces, instead of the ones mentioned.
There were parts of this I really loved and parts that moved slower. I have enjoyed how Fiona Davis always finds another great NYC landmark to highlight.
“Lots of museums are asking themselves the same questions these days, including the Met. Is the goal deaccession-sending everything back to its country of origin, no matter what—or is it better for an institution like the Met to hold on 8 to the object and keep it safe?” Ch 35
“The irony that Charlotte was desperate to find her missing child while Joyce was doing everything she could to erase Annie from her life was not lost on Annie.” Ch 31
Thank you libro.fm for providing audio copies to librarians! I enjoyed listening!
Egypt, 1936 - Charlotte goes on a dig and meets her husband and has a child. She helps uncover some precious artifacts about an Egyptian queen.
New York City, 1978 - Annie lives with her alcoholic mother while trying to make ends meet. Her landlord asks her to run an errand to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where her life changes.
At the same time, Charlotte is working for the Met to organize Egyptian art and various exhibitions. She is living with a man who she doesn’t feel like she can be completely honest with, even about some pieces at the museum that she feels were illegally acquired.
The Egyptian art in this story is based on certain pieces but the storylines had to change, so she made them all fictional pieces and events. The scenes in the book that brought more action in real life were related to other pieces, instead of the ones mentioned.
There were parts of this I really loved and parts that moved slower. I have enjoyed how Fiona Davis always finds another great NYC landmark to highlight.
“Lots of museums are asking themselves the same questions these days, including the Met. Is the goal deaccession-sending everything back to its country of origin, no matter what—or is it better for an institution like the Met to hold on 8 to the object and keep it safe?” Ch 35
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Thank you libro.fm for providing audio copies to librarians! I enjoyed listening!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, and Death
Minor: Death of parent