This House is Mine by Dörte Hansen

This House is Mine

Dörte Hansen with Anne Stokes (Translator)

336 pages first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional reflective medium-paced

Description

All her life Vera has felt like a stranger in the old and drafty half-timbered farmhouse she arrived at as a five-year-old refugee from East Prussia in 1945, and yet she can’t seem to let it go. Sixty years later, her niece Anne suddenly shows up ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 420 reviews

Moods

emotional 76%
reflective 62%
sad 35%
funny 32%
hopeful 32%
inspiring 23%
dark 11%
informative 11%
relaxing 11%
challenging 8%
lighthearted 6%
mysterious 5%
tense 5%
adventurous 1%

Pace

medium 63%
slow 21%
fast 15%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 87% | A mix: 12%

Strong character development?

Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 11%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 4%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 48% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 13% | N/A: 6%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 6%

Average rating

3.9

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