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A review by peterp3
Father by Elizabeth von Arnim
4.0
Superb opening page! “Mother said, dying, ‘You’ll take care of Father, won’t you?’” This sets up a fascinating story of a woman who finds herself tied to her controlling father, and the question, will she escape? Will she find her own identity?
The book is well-written with lots of wry humour, despite the subject matter. But the first half is better than the second half, and in the end I’m left feeling sad that von Arnim seems to think that ‘freedom’ has to be entirely selfish, or a temporary illusion (or even both!)
The book is well-written with lots of wry humour, despite the subject matter. But the first half is better than the second half, and in the end I’m left feeling sad that von Arnim seems to think that ‘freedom’ has to be entirely selfish, or a temporary illusion (or even both!)