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Het huis van de schrijfster
333 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2014
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April 5, 2020
I got this book in the cutest second hand bookshop in Apeldoorn. It is one of those stores where the proprietor is walking around handing out tea or coffee and opening the door which makes that you just have to buy a book.
This story holds great mysteries, family secrets and weird characters. I enjoyed the switching between the past and the present. I cannot imagine moving into a house where my grandmother has been murdered though, specially with a teenager. The developments are done nicely with past and present stories grabbing back im eachother. It was fun to search for clues, trying to figure out what exactly happened.
The story is character driven. In the now we have Sadie and her daughter. There are some characters too that were alive back when it all happened which created interesting intersctions. I liked Sadie, she is trying hard to get a grip on her life after some life altering things happened. Pearl her grandmother obviously is interesting but I missed more story on her motivation. Though that might have disrupted the rest of the story. There are a bunch of other characters having their own influence on the story. They are placed where needed. The only ones I could have done without were the love interest guys for Sadie. She had enough on her plate and I would not have missed when there would have been no need for her to fall in love again.
A geeat reqd for a sunny or rainy afternoon.
This story holds great mysteries, family secrets and weird characters. I enjoyed the switching between the past and the present. I cannot imagine moving into a house where my grandmother has been murdered though, specially with a teenager. The developments are done nicely with past and present stories grabbing back im eachother. It was fun to search for clues, trying to figure out what exactly happened.
The story is character driven. In the now we have Sadie and her daughter. There are some characters too that were alive back when it all happened which created interesting intersctions. I liked Sadie, she is trying hard to get a grip on her life after some life altering things happened. Pearl her grandmother obviously is interesting but I missed more story on her motivation. Though that might have disrupted the rest of the story. There are a bunch of other characters having their own influence on the story. They are placed where needed. The only ones I could have done without were the love interest guys for Sadie. She had enough on her plate and I would not have missed when there would have been no need for her to fall in love again.
A geeat reqd for a sunny or rainy afternoon.
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