This is a book about family secrets. After World War Two, Holland had to rebuild its economy and welcome back Dutch Jewish people who had been incarcerated in camps by the Germans.
Some found their former homes occupied by others. Some returned to their homes but owed the Government large sums of money in back rates they had not paid during their internments.
This book looks at a group of mostly unlikeable people. Isabel lives in one such house unaware of its history. She is miserly and alone, although only still young. Her older sarcastic brother and his lover rarely visit her. A crass neighbour courts her but she dislikes him. Her younger brother dumps a recent girlfriend, Eva, with her for a short stay. Although Isabel dislikes her and suspects Eva of stealing things from the house, she eventually comes to find out the true history of the house she has lived in since a child.
Does this make her a better or more understanding person? You, the reader, will have to make your mind up about that!
Next session - Tuesday 2 September: 'Balcony over Jerusalem', John Lyons
Meg Dillon, Convenor
Some found their former homes occupied by others. Some returned to their homes but owed the Government large sums of money in back rates they had not paid during their internments.
This book looks at a group of mostly unlikeable people. Isabel lives in one such house unaware of its history. She is miserly and alone, although only still young. Her older sarcastic brother and his lover rarely visit her. A crass neighbour courts her but she dislikes him. Her younger brother dumps a recent girlfriend, Eva, with her for a short stay. Although Isabel dislikes her and suspects Eva of stealing things from the house, she eventually comes to find out the true history of the house she has lived in since a child.
Does this make her a better or more understanding person? You, the reader, will have to make your mind up about that!
Next session - Tuesday 2 September: 'Balcony over Jerusalem', John Lyons
Meg Dillon, Convenor
