Author Talk and Prix Fixe Menu at Baldanza

Fiona Davis to Introduce Latest Novel The Address at New Canaan Library - Baldanza Hosts Special Prix Fixe Dinner Following the Talk

New Canaan Library welcomes author Fiona Davis, speaking about her latest novel, The Address, on Wednesday, September 13th at 6:30pm in the Adrian Lamb Room. Copies of the book will be available for purchase, courtesy of Elm Street Books. Please register online at newcanaanlibrary.org.

Baldanza will host a special fixed price dinner following the talk. The $65 cost includes a three course dinner, hardback copy of The Address, and a five dollar donation to New Canaan Library's Annual Campaign. Please register directly with Baldanza to attend, online at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/literary-dinner-with-author-fiona-davis-tickets-36317204737?aff=eprofsaved 

Centered on The Dakota, one of New York City's most famous residences, this compelling novel deftly intertwines two stories that take place 100 years apart. In 1884 Sara Smythe has struggled to become head housekeeper at London’s Langham Hotel when she is offered the chance of a lifetime to come to New York and manage The Dakota, just opening in the wilds of Manhattan’s Upper West Side.  In a parallel storyline, Bailey Camden finds herself in 1985 to be desperate for new opportunities. Fresh out of rehab, the former party girl and interior designer is homeless, jobless, and penniless. One hundred years apart, Sara and Bailey are both tempted by, and struggle against, the golden excess of their respective ages and take refuge and solace in the Upper West Side’s gilded fortress.

Fiona Davis was born in Canada and raised in New Jersey, Utah, and Texas. She began her career in New York City as an actress, where she worked on Broadway, off-Broadway, and in regional theater. After ten years she changed careers, working as an editor and writer, and her historical fiction debut, The Dollhouse, was published in 2016. She's a graduate of the College of William & Mary and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, and is based in New York City.

Image: Fiona Davis - Photo Credit: Kristen Jensen 

 

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