Name: The Gallery
ISBN: 9780525428657

Laura Marx Fitzgerald

In 1929 New York City, twelve-year-old housemaid Martha O'Doyle suspects that a wealthy recluse may be trying to communicate with the outside world through the paintings on her gallery walls.

The Gallery

Milo Jean

What a great note for me to end the year on! 

I loved this book so much more than I expected to. I mean the premise sounded interesting: a mysterious mansion, an eccentric recluse, a female protagonist that sees through the mystery and lies, plus takes place in the 1920’s! I knew I had to read it. 

Going in the first couple pages, it wasn’t what I thought it would be and I almost put it down. The main character came across younger then I was expecting and definitely less mature then I typically enjoy. But I pushed through and obviously the book grabbed me, because I finished it the same day. 

This book was filled with references of real art pieces, tales of Greek mythology, which I was not expecting and loved reading about. It’s also filled with mentions of real events from the year the book takes place in adding some great historical realism to this work of fiction. 

I immensely enjoyed this and know I would re-read it again some time.

Kimberly

Loved this book. It was a pure comfort read that I stumbled upon. So glad I did. It has everything I love: NYC in the 1920's, art, mystery, and a sassy girl. At times it was heart warming and made me tear up a bit.

The Gallery

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