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The Gallery

by Laura Marx Fitzgerald · 2016

An historical art mystery set in the Roaring Twenties! It’s 1929, and twelve-year-old Martha has no choice but to work as a maid in the New York City mansion of the wealthy Sewell family. But, despite the Gatsby-like… more

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but the way i see it is, hasn't it been long enough? Hasn't the world always been full of monsters and lies? Isn't it our place to fight them, to tell the truth, to rewrite the story? to ensure the return of spring in a world of winter
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The parents of Success are a Little Bit of Luck and Not a Little Bit of Money,
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Most folks at Shaded Acres (actually a sun-blasted high-rise surrounded by “acres” of Brooklyn concrete) won’t take rooms on the cemetery side. But I requested this side for the same reason I always ride in the front seat: I like to see where I’m going. I
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He put his hands on my shoulders. "Well, Martha, now you have your vision, don't you? 'The nearer we live to the source of wealth, the more wealth we shall receive.' Do you know what book that's from?
The battle had been won, but I couldn’t shake the feeling that the cost had been too great.
You believed me. That was enough. That was what started it all.
I worried that I wouldn’t be allowed in the Daily Standard’s imposing, marble-halled building. But on this day, it seemed even a sweaty, huffing girl

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An historical art mystery set in the Roaring Twenties!

It’s 1929, and twelve-year-old Martha has no choice but to work as a maid in the New York City mansion of the wealthy Sewell family. But, despite the Gatsby-like parties and trimmings of success, she suspects something might be deeply wrong in the household—specifically with Rose Sewell, the formerly vivacious lady of the house who now refuses to leave her room. The other servants say Rose is crazy, but scrappy, strong-willed Martha thinks there’s more to the story—and that the paintings in the Sewell’s gallery contain a hidden message detailing the truth. But in a house filled with secrets, nothing is quite what it seems, and no one is who they say. Can Martha follow the clues, decipher the code, and solve the mystery of what’s really going on with Rose Sewell . . . ?

Inspired by true events described in the author’s note.

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2016
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3.69 (3k ratings)

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