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发表于2025-02-02
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At the end of the Second World War, Cyril Conroy combines luck and a single canny investment to begin an enormous real estate empire, propelling his family from poverty to enormous wealth. His first order of business is to buy the Dutch House, a lavish estate in the suburbs outside of Philadelphia. Meant as a surprise for his wife, the house sets in motion the undoing of everyone he loves.
The story is told by Cyril’s son Danny, as he and his older sister, the brilliantly acerbic and self-assured Maeve, are exiled from the house where they grew up by their stepmother. The two wealthy siblings are thrown back into the poverty their parents had escaped from and find that all they have to count on is one another. It is this unshakeable bond between them that both saves their lives and thwarts their futures.
Set over the course of five decades, The Dutch House is a dark fairy tale about two smart people who cannot overcome their past. Despite every outward sign of success, Danny and Maeve are only truly comfortable when they’re together. Throughout their lives they return to the well-worn story of what they’ve lost with humor and rage. But when at last they’re forced to confront the people who left them behind, the relationship between an indulged brother and his ever-protective sister is finally tested.
2020终于开始阅读Patchett, 实在是惊喜。简直后悔等了太久了。这是一个非常简单的故事:现代版加美国东部历史版本的Cinderella和小公主。只不过主角是一对姐弟,且是从成年的弟弟Danny回忆的视角展开的。故事平淡,所以能理解这不是每个人都会喜欢的书。但这不曲折的故事在作者的笔下让我不愿停下。主人公的回忆只是姐弟生活里发生的事,看似描述了很多,但字里行间主人公自己未道出的感受才是作者想说的主题—有的时候我们对于自己的童年,对于过去,对于原生家庭有这一辈子抹不去的眷恋,和甚至带有强迫性的痴迷,哪怕记忆只剩下零星几点,哪怕能抓住的只是一幢再也走不进的房子。推荐给喜欢慢节奏、家庭故事,感觉什么都说了却什么都要自己体会的读者。
评分audiobbook 10 hours 4.26
评分结尾有点不尽人意啊。。感觉mavae和mr.otterman应该是有affair的。。但是因为没有上帝视角,所以好多事也只能猜测。
评分Can I have a sister please?
评分还行吧。。。没有传闻的那么好
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The Dutch House pdf epub mobi txt 电子书 下载 2025