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A review by crackedchelle
The House on Boundary Street by Tea Cooper
5.0
Definitely in my top three books read so far this year.
I enjoyed all the characters. They were all realistically flawed, yet likeable in their own ways. I loved their fighting spirit. They left an imprint on me, meaning that I felt the loss of them when I reached the end. I even said 'Oh no!' loud enough for the rest of the house to wonder what had gone wrong.
Books where I can get out a map and work out where the story has been set are always winners for me. I became curious about the area which was cleared to make way for the leadup to the Sydney Harbour Bridge and did further research.
At some points, I thought I found anachronistically used words, but upon further research, found out that terms like 'youse' have been around for MUCH longer than I thought! Another learning opportunity for me.
The mystery which was entwined in the story intrigued me. Even better, it did not lead to a ridiculously contrived twist as seen in so many recently written works. There were enough questions left unanswered to leave me imagining 'what if?'
I recommend this for anyone who loves Australian Historical Fiction, particularly those who love stories of society's underbelly, or stories of survival by any means possible.
I enjoyed all the characters. They were all realistically flawed, yet likeable in their own ways. I loved their fighting spirit. They left an imprint on me, meaning that I felt the loss of them when I reached the end. I even said 'Oh no!' loud enough for the rest of the house to wonder what had gone wrong.
Books where I can get out a map and work out where the story has been set are always winners for me. I became curious about the area which was cleared to make way for the leadup to the Sydney Harbour Bridge and did further research.
At some points, I thought I found anachronistically used words, but upon further research, found out that terms like 'youse' have been around for MUCH longer than I thought! Another learning opportunity for me.
The mystery which was entwined in the story intrigued me. Even better, it did not lead to a ridiculously contrived twist as seen in so many recently written works. There were enough questions left unanswered to leave me imagining 'what if?'
I recommend this for anyone who loves Australian Historical Fiction, particularly those who love stories of society's underbelly, or stories of survival by any means possible.