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A review by jaklyn_heath_reads
The House I Loved by Tatiana de Rosnay
2.0
I loved Tatiana de Rosnay's "Sarah's Key" so was really excited to read another of her books. Unfortunately, I was not a fan.
This book was not for me. I didn't connect to the main character and actually found her kind of whiny and melodramatic which was not the author's intention.
It is historical fiction set in Paris in the 1860s about a woman's resistance to Emperor Napoleon III's "renovations" to modernize the city. Rose is determined to save her house from being torn down. Told in a series of letters she writes to her deceased husband.
I thought the premise was interesting and I love a good historical fiction but I just could not get into this one.
This book was not for me. I didn't connect to the main character and actually found her kind of whiny and melodramatic which was not the author's intention.
It is historical fiction set in Paris in the 1860s about a woman's resistance to Emperor Napoleon III's "renovations" to modernize the city. Rose is determined to save her house from being torn down. Told in a series of letters she writes to her deceased husband.
I thought the premise was interesting and I love a good historical fiction but I just could not get into this one.