Waiting on Wednesday - The Library of Lost Dollhouses

 

'Waiting on Wednesday' is an event where I feature an upcoming book that I am extra excited about.  I used to do this in the past and am making it a priority to do again.  Seriously, who among us doesn't have a book or two or twenty that we are excited about reading?  Plus, it lets us 'spread the word' about authors and series that we personally enjoy.

This week I am featuring a book by an author that I haven't tried as yet.  However, I have noticed several books by Elise Hooper and she seems to do a good job with historical female characters.  I love the fact that authors are doing research and finding women who contributed to society and were perhaps not recognized much or at all.  Elise Hooper's books have told about a little known Alcott sister, the 1936 women's Olympic team, about Dorothea Lange, a photographer in the 30's and 40's, and American nurses that served in the WWII Pacific.  The title of this book caught my eye with 'library' and 'lost dollhouses'.  What do you think?  Have you read any of Elise Hooper's previous books or does this one appeal to you?  Do tell!  

The Library of Lost Dollhouses

by Elise Hooper

Publication Date:  April 1st

When a young librarian discovers historic dollhouses in a hidden room, she embarks on an unexpected journey that reveals surprising secrets about the lost miniatures.

Tildy Barrows, Head Curator of a beautiful archival library in San Francisco, is meticulously dedicated to the century’s worth of inventory housed in her beloved Beaux Art building. She loves the calm and order in the shelves of books and walls of art. But Tildy’s life takes an unexpected turn when she, first, learns the library is on the verge of bankruptcy and, second, discovers two exquisite never-before-seen dollhouses.

After finding clues hidden within these remarkable miniatures, Tildy sets out to decipher the secret history of the dollhouses, aiming to salvage her cherished library in the process. Her journey introduces her to a world of ambitious and gifted women in Belle Époque Paris, a group of scarred World War I veterans in the English countryside, and Walt Disney’s bustling Burbank studio in the 1950s. As Tildy unravels the mystery, she finds not only inspiring, overlooked history, but also a future for herself—and an astonishing familial revelation.

Spanning the course of a century, The Library of Lost Dollhouses is a warm, bright, and captivating story of secrets and love that embraces the importance of illuminating overlooked women.