The House We Grew Up In
The House We Grew Up in All four children have an idyllic childhood: a picture-book cottage in a country village, a warm, cosy kitchen filled with love and laughter, sun-drenched afternoons in a rambling garden. But one Easter weekend a tragedy strikes the Bird family that is so devastating that,...
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The House We Grew Up in All four children have an idyllic childhood: a picture-book cottage in a country village, a warm, cosy kitchen filled with love and laughter, sun-drenched afternoons in a rambling garden. But one Easter weekend a tragedy strikes the Bird family that is so devastating that, almost imperceptibly, it begins to tear them apart. Full description
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781846059247 (1846059240)
Publish date: July 18th 2013
Publisher: Random House UK, Cornerstone
Pages no: 432
Edition language: English
I was surprised at how engrossing this story was. I didn't actually like many of the characters but they were in a very engaging story.I liked the additional characters that were introduced to explain the family. The issues that were addressed were handled very realistically in my view. I would reco...
I was surprised at how engrossing this story was. I didn't actually like many of the characters but they were in a very engaging story.I liked the additional characters that were introduced to explain the family. The issues that were addressed were handled very realistically in my view. I would reco...
I have to start this review with the following quote from the book: “I love other people’s families,” he said. “They always make me feel better about my own.” Secrets, lies, fears, estrangement, tragedies. Hidden or not, every family has them. We can’t deny that. The House We Grew Up In tells the ...
I didn't like the book from the beginning, but I was hoping it would get better. It never happened. Everyone was tutting and smiling tightly. Going back and forth from past to present was confusing for me. Every problem anyone has ever had in the world, this book has them in it.
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