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A review by kszr
The Velvet Hours by Alyson Richman
4.0
A story of redemption and survival, and the secrets we keep in order to continue on.
The story's origin was based upon the true life story of an apartment that was opened in Paris a few years back that was a time capsule from the 1930s. This story is an imaginary tale of how that came to be.
When, at the age of 19, Solange is introduced to an unknown grandmother, her father's mother, she begins to hear of the story of Marthe's life, and how she came to be in this exquisite apartment in Paris, surrounded by beautiful objects. These two women's stories are intertwined, going back and forth between them. Solange's father was not the only one that had kept secrets of who they were - her beloved mother, deceased, had not informed her of her Jewish background. As Solange embarks on a journey to discover her grandmother, she also discovers her mother, and herself. As all three women have faced adversity, they have all remade themselves in order to survive. But in the end, all kept true to the person they have always been.
The story's origin was based upon the true life story of an apartment that was opened in Paris a few years back that was a time capsule from the 1930s. This story is an imaginary tale of how that came to be.
When, at the age of 19, Solange is introduced to an unknown grandmother, her father's mother, she begins to hear of the story of Marthe's life, and how she came to be in this exquisite apartment in Paris, surrounded by beautiful objects. These two women's stories are intertwined, going back and forth between them. Solange's father was not the only one that had kept secrets of who they were - her beloved mother, deceased, had not informed her of her Jewish background. As Solange embarks on a journey to discover her grandmother, she also discovers her mother, and herself. As all three women have faced adversity, they have all remade themselves in order to survive. But in the end, all kept true to the person they have always been.