Angel in the House

by Kathleen Thompson Norris

A novel by Kathleen Norris.

Genres: Fiction

343 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1933

About the author

Educated at the University of California, Kathleen married Charles Gilman Norris, brother of the late Benjamin Franklin Norris, Junior, in 1909. She was a prolific author, producing over 80 novels in addition to numerous short stories and articles. Norris was a regular contributor to leading magazines such as Atlantic and Ladies' Home Journal. Her first novel, Lost Sunrise, appeared in 1909 and was immediately popular. By the end of her career her books had sold over ten million copies and made her the highest paid female author of her day.

Reviews

[Gina House · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5🌟 Wow! This book was insane, but also utterly appealing and wonderfully addictive.

I loved Younger Sister by Kathleen Norris, so I was really excited to read another one of her books, especially since I’ve had it on my shelves for around 10 years 😱

After struggling with the first two chapters (I had to read both chapters twice because I found them to be confusing and also boring at the same time), I almost gave up on the book completely.

But thank goodness for my friend Andrea (@sorrythankyou79), who inspired me to keep reading. We were buddy reading this book together and she’s gotten to the “good parts” before me.

The relationship between Lee, Jud and Lee’s daughter, Angel is unbelievable, but not entirely in a bad way. I was on the edge of my seat from the middle to the end of the book, dying to know what was going to happen.

All I can say is that Kathleen Norris’ writing is fantastic! I love the way she describes people, food and mundane details. I also admire how natural the conversations sound between characters.

If you don’t mind a long (and, to my mind, slightly unnecessary) set up in the first two chapters, I highly recommend this vintage romance. It could also be called a psychological mystery in some ways.

Looking forward to reading more of Kathleen Norris’ novels!

[Sorrythankyou79 · Rating 4 out of 5]

It started a little slow for me. Once I started to get into it ...things got WEIRD. I really like Kathleen's Books and this one was different from any other I'd read. That said I couldn't put it down. Angel was very very strange...and her and her mother's relationship was so odd. Overall I enjoyed reading, but hated the ending.

[Tammy Downing · Rating 3 out of 5]

A book written in 1933 about a woman who has a daughter that I believe is disabled. The woman meets a younger man and they fall in love. Days before they are to marry, the daughter shows up unexpectedly from her European trip and chaos ensues.

[Oolookitty · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well, this one was weird.