The House I Loved Tatiana De Rosnay Adam Verner Jennifer Mendenhall 9781427237057 Books
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Sarahs Key and A Secret Kept comes an absorbing new novel about one womans resistance during an poque that shook Paris to its very core.
The House I Loved Tatiana De Rosnay Adam Verner Jennifer Mendenhall 9781427237057 Books
It starts off slowly, and I TOLD MYSELF I would not like reading a book in total letter format.But as I consumed the pages later on, I could not put it down.The secrets the reader was waiting for, were far beyond my expectations. Her beloved house was not so beloved, after all, and she knew it was her fault.
Adding Alexdrine to the destruction made it more deplorable, but reminds us of how strong headed, lonely women can be and the lengths they may go to.
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The House I Loved Tatiana De Rosnay Adam Verner Jennifer Mendenhall 9781427237057 Books Reviews
I had never thought about how Paris became what it is, very interesting the drastic measures taken in the 19th Century.
Like so often, the "house" is simply the walls that witness life and all its trials and tribulations. Well, this is one woman's account of love, loss, sadness, joy and daily life. And it is all written against the backdrop of the modernization of Paris, a process that played a key role in turning the city into what it is today.
Tatiana de Rosnay has a knack for capturing the day to day life really well, and I admire how she got was able to capture Paris life over a century ago. I love her books and look forward to the next one.
This is a really nice novel. I am enjoying it very much - a look back at the narrator's life through letters to her deceased husband - as her circumstances are changing.
This book was a huge disappointment after the incomparable SARAH'S KEY and even after the less than stellar A SECRET KEPT. There is no doubt the author has a beautiful writing style and can wax lyrical at will. However, this story was boring, boring, boring. Rose Bazelet is a witness to Napoleon III's reorganization of Paris. Her home is one of the ones scheduled for demolition to make way for a wide and modern boulevard. Rose is a stubborn woman and refuses to leave her home. Her memories, the life she loved, are all here. Now, with her husband and son gone and being estranged from her daughter, she sees no reason to leave the house she loves.
While she waits for the demolition team to come, she writes a long letter to her husband telling him what she is doing and why she is doing it. This drags on for what seems an endless amount of time. Perhaps the story would have been more riveting had it been a short story because the tedium of waiting for the crew to come and wreck the house was tiresome. Oh, we do get a few glimpses (not enough) of what life was like in Paris before this affront to its citizens. We see the neighborhood; meet the shop owners, the friends of Rose, and one rather interesting homeless man. But I never felt we were privy to any street scene that was uniquely Paris. I never got a feel of overwhelming local color, only the musings of a woman who refuses to leave the home she shared with her now dead husband. And so she continues to write....and write....and write.....until the final not-so-unexpected page.
There is a bit of melodrama, a secret Rose never shared with her husband, that she now puts to paper. The whole incident seems so out of place as if an editor had said, "this needs something unexpected."
The best thing about this book was the exquisite cover. Unfortunately, since I bought this on , I will just have to be content with viewing the cover on .
I was eager to read de Rosnay's new book and was hugely disappointed with it. For me it is a self-indulgent mess. I get that she loves the city of Paris, and I think the subject of Haussmann's vision of a new Paris would make for a good historical fiction read. "The House I Loved" does not satisfy. The character of Rose is annoying. She's a woman of means who can't really live a life of abundance despite her many privileges and the support of friends. The writing style is very choppy going from prose to letters. I've followed deRosnay's career and enjoyed "Sarah's Key" enough to make it a book group selection. I hope that with book four she gets back on track. Bring us a well-developed plot peopled with characters we can believe in.
Even though I could not understand the thinking of the main character, the story held my interest. It was an interesting time, historically. I wish there had been more information on the big changes in Paris at that time.
I think you should be an older person (over 65) to understand and enjoy this story about an old lady who is losing her home.
The story takes place in Paris. The lady's house is going to be torn down to make way for improvements in the city. She remembers when she moved into the house and tells about all the significant events that occurred in that house during her life time, including the loss of her husband.
She is now old and all but alone. She is hiding in the basement to avoid being removed from her house. It is an emotional story and very sad. As I said, older readers reaching the end of their lives will most appreciate this.
It starts off slowly, and I TOLD MYSELF I would not like reading a book in total letter format.
But as I consumed the pages later on, I could not put it down.The secrets the reader was waiting for, were far beyond my expectations. Her beloved house was not so beloved, after all, and she knew it was her fault.
Adding Alexdrine to the destruction made it more deplorable, but reminds us of how strong headed, lonely women can be and the lengths they may go to.
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