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The Masterpiece

by Fiona Davis

A lost art school inside Grand Central links two women fighting to be seen.

GenresHistoricalMysteryThrillerLiterary
Genre and trope pairingsHistoricalFeminine rageMysterySecret pastLiterarySelf-discoveryLiteraryFeminine rage
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About The Masterpiece

At Grand Central Terminal, 1920s artist Clara Darden and 1970s divorcee Virginia Clay are connected by an abandoned art school, an unsigned watercolor, and a mystery that reveals what history tried to erase.

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  • cancer
  • sexism
  • sexual content
  • misogyny
  • death
  • medical trauma
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