A review by kleedc73
The Giant's House: A Romance by Elizabeth McCracken

5.0

This book is beautifully written and the story is heartbreaking (but in a wonderful way). The narrator of the story is Peggy Cort, the librarian in a small New England town. When she is 25, she meets and befriends an 11-year-old boy named James who suffers from gigantism (he is 6 foot 2 at age 11). James and Peggy ultimately form a very close friendship and pseudo-love affair, which is complicated by the difference in their ages but mostly by the physical and emotional problems associated with his condition (he ultimately grows to over 8 feet tall). There are so many interesting elements to this book, including the practical difficulties James faces (how do you fit in a car? where do you find size 36 shoes?), the fame he generates, the complex relationships among the characters (which is not limited to James and Peggy), etc. I could not stop reading this book, I would recommend it to anyone, of any age.