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4.27 AVERAGE
4.27 AVERAGE
RTC! Thank you Forever Pub for sending me an ARC!
I liked this book but it was very long and very hard to get through just emotionally. It was dark and made me very sad at times, so I could only read so much at a time. The ending was horribly sad for one part but happy for another.
Huset på Rivieraen er en storslået roman om nazisternes kunsttyverier under 2. Verdenskrig og de modige kvinder og mænd, der satte livet på spil for at beskytte de uvurderlige værker og dokumentere tyverierne – skrevet med Natasha Lesters vanlige sans for at konstruere en dramatisk og underholdende fortælling baseret på solid research af livet under krigen og dens helte og skæbner.
Bagside.
Paris 1939-41. Under den tyske besættelse af byen får den unge kvinde Éliane Dufort til opgave at katalogisere Louvres kunstskatte. Hendes arbejde overvåges af tyske soldater, men hvad de ikke ved, er, at Éliane forstår tysk og holder øje med, hvilke kunstværker tyskerne er i færd med at stjæle til deres egne private samlinger. Sin viden deler hun med den franske modstandsbevægelse, men hvor lang tid vil der gå, før hun bliver afsløret?
Huset på Rivieraen er et mesterværk, af de helt store. En helt igennem fantastisk og medrivende roman, fyldt med sorg, frygten for at miste dem man har kær. Men også om kærligheden, som kommer når man mindst venter det.
Jeg var fanget fra første side. Bogen er nervepirrende, på flere forskellige måder. Man sidder som på nåle, over hvad der nu sker på de næste sider og om det hele nu går godt og de klare den.
En af de personer, som har en vigtig rolle i bogen. Skuffede mig meget. Måde at opfør sig på, og behandle andre på, Så kold og kynisk, burde ingen kunne være.
Men når man er i krig, så kæmper man jo for sig selv og sin egen overlevelse. Krig kan, få det værste frem i folk, mennesker som man troede man kende rigtig godt, kan vise sig at blive ens fjende.
Bagside.
Paris 1939-41. Under den tyske besættelse af byen får den unge kvinde Éliane Dufort til opgave at katalogisere Louvres kunstskatte. Hendes arbejde overvåges af tyske soldater, men hvad de ikke ved, er, at Éliane forstår tysk og holder øje med, hvilke kunstværker tyskerne er i færd med at stjæle til deres egne private samlinger. Sin viden deler hun med den franske modstandsbevægelse, men hvor lang tid vil der gå, før hun bliver afsløret?
Huset på Rivieraen er et mesterværk, af de helt store. En helt igennem fantastisk og medrivende roman, fyldt med sorg, frygten for at miste dem man har kær. Men også om kærligheden, som kommer når man mindst venter det.
Jeg var fanget fra første side. Bogen er nervepirrende, på flere forskellige måder. Man sidder som på nåle, over hvad der nu sker på de næste sider og om det hele nu går godt og de klare den.
En af de personer, som har en vigtig rolle i bogen. Skuffede mig meget. Måde at opfør sig på, og behandle andre på, Så kold og kynisk, burde ingen kunne være.
Men når man er i krig, så kæmper man jo for sig selv og sin egen overlevelse. Krig kan, få det værste frem i folk, mennesker som man troede man kende rigtig godt, kan vise sig at blive ens fjende.
The Riviera House is an engrossing story set in 1940’s occupied Paris and the Riviera in 2015. In Paris, a young girl, Eliane, becomes involved in trying to save precious Art works from the Nazis. On the Riviera, another woman, Remy, is hiding away to try and come to terms with the deaths of her husband and young daughter.
The story slips between the two times and at first there is no connection between but as the stories develop, you begin to see a connection. It isn’t until right at the end though, that everything is revealed to Remy and the reader.
This is a powerful story and at the first the contrast between Eliane’s story and the hardships she faces and the luxury and glamour of the Riviera jarred but I guess that was the author’s intention. Her descriptions of Eliane’s life and then the beauty of the house and Remy’s clothes really highlight the differences between the lives of the two women who are inextricably linked through time and Art.
The novel is really well researched and I was quickly drawn into both women’s stories. The ending packs a real emotional punch too but feels entirely appropriate. I loved reading this and found it difficult to put down.
Thanks to Net Galley and the publishers, Little Brown Book Group for allowing me to read this in exchange for my honest review.
The story slips between the two times and at first there is no connection between but as the stories develop, you begin to see a connection. It isn’t until right at the end though, that everything is revealed to Remy and the reader.
This is a powerful story and at the first the contrast between Eliane’s story and the hardships she faces and the luxury and glamour of the Riviera jarred but I guess that was the author’s intention. Her descriptions of Eliane’s life and then the beauty of the house and Remy’s clothes really highlight the differences between the lives of the two women who are inextricably linked through time and Art.
The novel is really well researched and I was quickly drawn into both women’s stories. The ending packs a real emotional punch too but feels entirely appropriate. I loved reading this and found it difficult to put down.
Thanks to Net Galley and the publishers, Little Brown Book Group for allowing me to read this in exchange for my honest review.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Éliane studies art history in the morning before working in the Louvre in the afternoon and at her parents' brasserie in the evenings. She uses all she can earn to support her four younger sisters. But then she must send them away as the Nazis make it to Paris. Ultimately, Éliane works cataloguing the artwork that the Nazis plunder, pretending she does not speak German.
The modern timeline begins in 2015 with a very sad story. I was quickly engaged with it, to the extent that I found it tough to switch back to the historical timeline. I think that's the key to a truly great dual timeline novel: disappointment each time you switch. I found it's conclusion a bit abrupt but overall powerful.
The historical timeline is based on a true story. I am once again enamored of Natasha Lester's writing. I feel I am learning history, as I am utterly transported into the story. And her Author's Note at the end clarifies which parts are fact and fiction and her research process. I found The Riviera House a remarkably fast read; I could not put the book down. It made me cry so much and reflect both on the past and present.
Thank you to Forever for the advanced reader copy. These opinions are my own.
TW: death of a child, grief
4.5 rounded up
The modern timeline begins in 2015 with a very sad story. I was quickly engaged with it, to the extent that I found it tough to switch back to the historical timeline. I think that's the key to a truly great dual timeline novel: disappointment each time you switch. I found it's conclusion a bit abrupt but overall powerful.
The historical timeline is based on a true story. I am once again enamored of Natasha Lester's writing. I feel I am learning history, as I am utterly transported into the story. And her Author's Note at the end clarifies which parts are fact and fiction and her research process. I found The Riviera House a remarkably fast read; I could not put the book down. It made me cry so much and reflect both on the past and present.
Thank you to Forever for the advanced reader copy. These opinions are my own.
TW: death of a child, grief
4.5 rounded up
emotional
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Liked the current story intertwined with the historical story…however some of it seemed a little far fetched.