Ashenden is the author's debut novel. The author's interest in architecture and
interior design is no doubt what inspired her to create this rather unusual
novel.
The main
character in the book is the house, Ashenden, rather than any of the people
that lived there. The book is made up of
a series of short stories spanning over 2 centuries about the house and its
inhabitants. I'm sorry if that doesn't
sound riveting but actually I found the book engrossing. It gave me a sense of history that many other
works do not.
I recommend this to you if
you like English manor houses and the way life was lived in them in the
past. A big thank you to Moonshine
and Rosefire whose link into Books
You Loved: March inspired me to read the book.
I read this book a while ago and liked it. Apart from the descriptiveness of the life at the time, I also liked the architectural details.
ReplyDeleteThat does sound kind of cool. I like architecture and the idea of "what if the walls could talk."
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