In 1938 Elise is 19 and living in Vienna, Austria with her professional singer mother, Anna, and her father Julian, who is a successful writer. Life has always been easy and pleasant for Elise and her sister Margot, who is now married to Robert, but things are becoming dangerous. The Landaus are Jewish and the Nazi take over is changing their lives. Margot's Robert accepts a position at a university in California and Elise is hired as a maid by Christopher Rivers of Tyneford, in England. Their daughters sent to safety, Anna and Julian await a visa that will take them to New York, where they assure their family of a reunion in the near future.
Learning to be 'invisable' and care for the needs of those who once might have been her peers, is not easy for Elise, but she does not give up. Nor does she give up the hope of her family being together again, even as things in Europe grow worse. When the heir to Tyneford returns from school, he and Elise form a friendship, that turns to something more. And then the war begins.
I admit, I am a romantic at heart. I prefer my stories tied with nice little bows and happy endings for all. I did not get this with The House at Tyneford, but loved the book all the same. Natasha Solomon brought each person, from the aged butler to Mr. Rivers, to vivid life. And there is, at least, a satisfying ending.
A very nice read.
http://www.amazon.com/House-at-Tyneford-Novel/dp/0452297648/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1328134108&sr=8-1
Learning to be 'invisable' and care for the needs of those who once might have been her peers, is not easy for Elise, but she does not give up. Nor does she give up the hope of her family being together again, even as things in Europe grow worse. When the heir to Tyneford returns from school, he and Elise form a friendship, that turns to something more. And then the war begins.
I admit, I am a romantic at heart. I prefer my stories tied with nice little bows and happy endings for all. I did not get this with The House at Tyneford, but loved the book all the same. Natasha Solomon brought each person, from the aged butler to Mr. Rivers, to vivid life. And there is, at least, a satisfying ending.
A very nice read.
http://www.amazon.com/House-at-Tyneford-Novel/dp/0452297648/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1328134108&sr=8-1
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