The Forgotten Room: A Novel by Karen White

The Forgotten Room: A Novel (edition 2016)

by Karen White (Author)

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Fiction. Literature. Mystery. Historical Fiction. HTML:New York Times bestselling authors Karen White, Beatriz Williams, and Lauren Willig present a masterful collaboration�??a rich, multigenerational novel of love and loss that spans half a century.... /> 1945: When critically wounded Captain Cooper Ravenel is brought to a private hospital on Manhattan�??s Upper East Side, young Dr. Kate Schuyler is drawn into a complex mystery that connects three generations of women in her family to a single extraordinary room in a Gilded Age mansion. Who is the woman in Captain Ravenel�??s miniature portrait who looks so much like Kate? And why is she wearing the ruby pendant handed down to Kate by her mother? In their pursuit of answers, they find themselves drawn into the turbulent stories of Olive Van Alan, driven in the Gilded Age from riches to rags, who hired out as a servant in the very house her father designed, and Lucy Young, who in the Jazz Age came from Brooklyn to Manhattan seeking the father she had never known. But are Kate and Cooper ready for the secrets that will be revealed in the Forgotten Room? READERS GUIDE INCL… (more)

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This is a great story about three women in three different generations, all with ties to a room at the top of a beautiful home. I loved the historical parts to it, taking us back to the late 1890's, early 1920's and 1940's (WWII). I wish I could have had the time to read this book in just a few days because it would have lessened my confusion of the three women POV's (even though each one is from a different decade.) I'd But that is my fault (or life's!) not the three authors. :) (

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JillHannah | Nov 20, 2023 |

A well-crafted story that weaves together characters from three generations. It was hard to tell who wrote what, which is often not the case with collaborations like these. (

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tsmom1219 | Feb 24, 2022 |

Some of the fun is lost when you predict the ending/twist when you're only 1/3 of the way in... Oh well- I think I've read too many books with similar storylines. (

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bookwyrmqueen | Oct 25, 2021 |

Lovely story following 3 generations of women trying to make sense of their world and find love. Easy read (

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shazjhb | Jun 26, 2021 |

Simply fabulous, one of the best books I have read this year. Put this one of your TBR list and get out a tissue, you might need it. I did. (

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SharleneMartinMoore | Apr 24, 2021 |

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Karen White	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Williams, Beatriz	—	main author	all editions	confirmed
Willig, Lauren	—	main author	all editions	confirmed
Bennett, Susan	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Hallett, Morgan	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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The patter of rain against the blacked-out stained glass dome above where I sat numbed me like a hypnotist's gold watch.

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Fiction. Literature. Mystery. Historical Fiction. HTML:New York Times bestselling authors Karen White, Beatriz Williams, and Lauren Willig present a masterful collaboration�??a rich, multigenerational novel of love and loss that spans half a century....

1945: When critically wounded Captain Cooper Ravenel is brought to a private hospital on Manhattan�??s Upper East Side, young Dr. Kate Schuyler is drawn into a complex mystery that connects three generations of women in her family to a single extraordinary room in a Gilded Age mansion.

Who is the woman in Captain Ravenel�??s miniature portrait who looks so much like Kate? And why is she wearing the ruby pendant handed down to Kate by her mother? In their pursuit of answers, they find themselves drawn into the turbulent stories of Olive Van Alan, driven in the Gilded Age from riches to rags, who hired out as a servant in the very house her father designed, and Lucy Young, who in the Jazz Age came from Brooklyn to Manhattan seeking the father she had never known. But are Kate and Cooper ready for the secrets that will be revealed in the Forgotten Room?

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