The Hudson Collection

On Central Park, Book 2

By: Jocelyn Green

Narrated by: Pilar Witherspoon

Step into the beguiling world of 1926 New York and discover the power of resilience, friendship, and love from award-winning author Jocelyn Green.

Elsa Reisner's lifelong dream of working as an ornithologist at the American Museum of Natural History is fading as the job begins to drain her passion. But fate takes an unexpected turn when she is assigned to catalog the bequest of a recently deceased patron whose Gothic country mansion holds secrets and treasures waiting to be discovered.

As Elsa delves into her task, she forms an unlikely bond with the estate’s delightful gardener and her daughter, as well as an architectural salvage dealer who still bears scars from the Great War. Together, they embark on a thrilling treasure hunt for a missing relic intended to safeguard the servants’ futures before the estate is sold. At the same time, Elsa’s body seems to betray her with new symptoms from a childhood disease that isn’t through with her yet.

With the brooding veteran and her handsome colleague joining the search, Elsa must navigate the tangled web of secrets and hidden motives along with the changing state of her health. As her deadline looms ever closer, will she be able to secure a new life for her friends before the estate slips from their grasp?

©2024 Jocelyn Green (P)2024 Recorded Books

Great book!!

This is a wonderful new book by Jocelyn Green. It is very well written and very worth the time to listen to it. She had a great story, great heroine and characters within the book with a message that is very worthwhile. The book doesn’t let you down and gives you a lot to think about.

“Yearning to Fly”

JWright
Although this novel requires a willingness of the reader to stay engaged through the first few chapters like a Victorian novel, the remaining chapters keep the reader wanting to know “what happens next?”
The author’s research is intricately evident in both the birding details as well as the Eugenics philosophy of the historical period preceding WWII.
And within this setting we still have room for life and love.
Great read!!

Sweet, such special characters!

I loved this tale and the wonderful characters and Elsa’s faith which saw her through her days. I loved the thread of bird-watching and ornithology, of the mystery surrounding them, and how deep friendships were made through a few weeks! It’s a very good book. And the narration was really good too.

I don’t love birds, BUT I loved this story!!!

Jocelyn Green is an automatic read for me; I have loved every book she has written. While I do not like birds, and the study of ornithology is not interesting to me at all, I loved this story! I even learned a lot along the way! Green has a beautiful way of weaving together a story of real people, an historical time period, and interesting topics. Her strong female lead characters are flawed characters who need to change and grow. Another five star book for Jocelyn Green.