The House of Broken Bricks
Book description
'An almanac for the heart.'
EVIE WOODS, author of The Lost Bookshop
'Haunting prose that cracks the English pastoral novel and lets the darkness in. A pleasure to read.'
SARAH MOSS, author of Ghost Wall
'A clever, heartbreaking, heartwarming depiction of family love, grief and the possibility of hope.'
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Why read it?
1 author picked The House of Broken Bricks as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This is the most beautiful, poetic book packed with exquisite descriptions of the English countryside as we meet the seemingly perfect country family of mother and homemaker, Tess; her gardener husband, Richard; and the very non-identical twins, Sonny and Max.
Because Tess is a Londoner of Jamaican heritage–a pregnant bride that Richard brought back to his West Country family home after their student love affair–Sonny is dark and curly-haired like his mother while Max could ‘pass’ because he looks so much like his father.
This was an uncomfortable read for me–the micro-aggressions and casual racism of rural life stirred up…
From Julie's list on diverse characters as main characters, not just stereotypes or sidekicks.
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