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The House of Broken Bricks
by Fiona Williams
Tess is a Londoner who is married to Richard, a farmer. He transports her to the English countryside where birds hover over the fields, buses only run twice a day, neighbors barter, and no one looks like her or her children.
As time goes on, Tess years for the comforts of the city, and Richard obsesses over getting his crops planted instead of dealing with conversations he doesn’t bear to have.
As the seasons change, can the family start to heal?
This was an interesting story, a window into this family. Not much happens necessarily over the course of the book, it is more of a character study over anything else. We dive into the complex trauma of the parents, each of which we get from their point of view. We also get the point of view of their two children. I always find it interesting to get the points of view of children in books, and in this case, I found the children to be written older than they were stated as being. I do think that there was just something lacking from each one, just something I can’t quite put my finger on, but it held me back from fully connecting to the characters. This book was beautifully written, and the descriptions were wonderful, it was just that little extra, however, I did enjoy this story. I found the “twist” to be a bit of a let down and I kind of felt that it was a cop out in a way, or an old cliché ringing true. I enjoyed how the book was laid out by seasons, it helped break the book apart for me in a meaningful way.
If you are looking for a beautifully written character study with some beautiful descriptions, then check this one out.
Thank you to Henry Holt & Company, @Henryholtbooks and Netgalley @Netgalley for this e-arc. All opinions are my own.
As time goes on, Tess years for the comforts of the city, and Richard obsesses over getting his crops planted instead of dealing with conversations he doesn’t bear to have.
As the seasons change, can the family start to heal?
This was an interesting story, a window into this family. Not much happens necessarily over the course of the book, it is more of a character study over anything else. We dive into the complex trauma of the parents, each of which we get from their point of view. We also get the point of view of their two children. I always find it interesting to get the points of view of children in books, and in this case, I found the children to be written older than they were stated as being. I do think that there was just something lacking from each one, just something I can’t quite put my finger on, but it held me back from fully connecting to the characters. This book was beautifully written, and the descriptions were wonderful, it was just that little extra, however, I did enjoy this story. I found the “twist” to be a bit of a let down and I kind of felt that it was a cop out in a way, or an old cliché ringing true. I enjoyed how the book was laid out by seasons, it helped break the book apart for me in a meaningful way.
If you are looking for a beautifully written character study with some beautiful descriptions, then check this one out.
Thank you to Henry Holt & Company, @Henryholtbooks and Netgalley @Netgalley for this e-arc. All opinions are my own.