Wednesday, May 09, 2012

Quick-review: Howard's End is on the Landing

by Susan Hill.

I have never read Susan Hill's novels and was originally led to this book by the the subject and the dust jacket alone. And whilst I can't speak for her other work, this has been a lovely, relaxing, fascinating read.

Whilst searching for one book in particular, the author came across countless books in her house which she had not read or wanted to re-read.  She committed herself to one year of reading from home - no new books.  The record of her journey through "reading from home" is laced with her own memories, both domestic and literary: as a writer and publisher she either knows or has bumped into a great number of the famous and fascinating.

Lovely stuff.

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