Title: The House of GoldAuthor: Natasha Solomons
Genre: Historical Fiction
Synopsis: The Goldbaum family has banks across Europe and Greta, of the Austrian House of Goldbaum is engaged to marry her cousin Albert, of the English branch of the family, whom she hasn't met. Getting used to a new home, in a new country, with a new husband is challenging and then with the outbreak of World War I, she has to find the balance between her Austrian family and her new English one.
My Thoughts
Often times books that I read in this genre have characters who fit the stereotypes of the time period. They either follow all the rules to the t, or they are rebelling against the rules of society in a manner that is a little larger than life.
This novel is a beautiful exception. The characters in this novel are amazingly and surprisingly human. Solomons expresses the inner-most feelings of her characters in a way that makes them incredibly relatable. Though they are mostly affluent Jewish men and women living 100 years ago their relationship dynamics are ordinary and feel so fresh. It is just so honest.
I really loved reading this book, I look forward to reading other novels by this author.
Often times books that I read in this genre have characters who fit the stereotypes of the time period. They either follow all the rules to the t, or they are rebelling against the rules of society in a manner that is a little larger than life.
This novel is a beautiful exception. The characters in this novel are amazingly and surprisingly human. Solomons expresses the inner-most feelings of her characters in a way that makes them incredibly relatable. Though they are mostly affluent Jewish men and women living 100 years ago their relationship dynamics are ordinary and feel so fresh. It is just so honest.
I really loved reading this book, I look forward to reading other novels by this author.
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To see more from the author, visit the website linked above
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