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A review by bookishlychar
The London House by Katherine Reay
4.0
This is not normally the type of book I pick up, historical fiction is not generally my genre of choice. I did however like Katherine Reay's way of telling the story in dual timeline between the present and letters/diary entries from the 1930's and 40's.
I found it interesting to be going back and forth between Caroline's story in the present and her grandma and aunt in the past. Rather than having total dual timelines however, the past storyline is given to us in stories. I found it interesting to tell the past story somewhat in order, but not completely as Caroline and Mat pieced it together.
I found this book incredibly sad. So much heartache and loss has happened in this family and it is no wonder that there is so much unhealthy relationships happening here. It was so hard to see all the members of this family being incredibly broken by things that go all the way back to the 30's and 40's.
I did enjoy the book and will check out more historical fiction in the future.
I found it interesting to be going back and forth between Caroline's story in the present and her grandma and aunt in the past. Rather than having total dual timelines however, the past storyline is given to us in stories. I found it interesting to tell the past story somewhat in order, but not completely as Caroline and Mat pieced it together.
I found this book incredibly sad. So much heartache and loss has happened in this family and it is no wonder that there is so much unhealthy relationships happening here. It was so hard to see all the members of this family being incredibly broken by things that go all the way back to the 30's and 40's.
I did enjoy the book and will check out more historical fiction in the future.