![]() ![]() How does Odalie afford her apartment, clothes and decadent lifestyle? What is the truth about her past? ![]() Odalie introduces Rose to the modern world but something seems amiss. Rose is initially wary (and judgmental) of her, but they become friends and eventually roommates. She seems to mesmerize everyone around her. ![]() She is a self-possessed, modern woman who is also blessed with beauty and charisma. Odalie stands out for her new fashion and fine jewelry, and later for her fashionably bobbed hair. Her life changes dramatically once the new typist arrives. She is not overly friendly or familiar with her fellow typists and is especially cold toward the young lieutenant detective, who frequently tries to engage Rose in light conversation. She greatly admires the old-fashioned, paternalistic sergeant whom she works alongside and places him on a pedestal. Having grown up in an orphanage, Rose has no family or friends to speak of and spends a lot of time in her own head. Rose is the fastest typist and a straight-laced, no-nonsense kind of girl in her early 20s. She and several other women have this new kind of work, taking confessions in shorthand and then transcribing them for the records. The action takes place in 1925 New York, in a Lower East Side precinct where Rose Baker works as a typist. The Other Typist is a fascinating new novel that fans of The Great Gatsby, Gone Girl and The Dinner will want to read. ![]()
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