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The Red House
The Red House
Author: Mark Haddon
Two families. Seven days. One house. — Angela and her brother Richard have spent twenty years avoiding each other. Now, after the death of their mother, they bring their families together for a holiday in a rented house on the Welsh border. Four adults and four children. Seven days of shared meals, log fires, card games and wet walks. — But in the...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780099570165
ISBN-10: 0099570165
Publication Date: 4/25/2013
Pages: 340
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Publisher: Vintage
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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The Red House requires a constant focus by the reader. It is the story of two estranged siblings who bring their families together for a week in an English country home. Each family brings its own set of resentments, grudges and secrets. It is sometimes unclear which of the family members is thinking/remembering, which is when the reader's focus on maintaining attention is essential. Mark Haddon writes well about the dynamics of these dysfunctional family units, both individually and collectively; however, they ultimately are not people worth the challenge of attempting to understand them.
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