Keeping the House : A Novel (Paperback)

from DianaCoats

Disclaimer: I HATE rating books by stars. I'm giving this one 4 stars because I don't want to leave it unrated. However, to me, books are enjoyed different ways at different times for different reasons. That being said... I loved being a part of the new Random House program here at Library Thing....

from spinningjennie

Dolly, a new mid-century housewife, meets with some marriage disappointments in Pine Rapids, Wisconsin. She becomes captivated by the once-grand Mickelson house, confident that possessing it will solve her ever-growing series of problems and dissatisfactions. She collects bits of the history and ...

from thinkpinkDana

I almost feel guilty admitting how much I enjoyed this book. Besides being a sucker for a war book, it definitely has chick lit feel, as well as a touch of the Jerry Springer train-wreck- that-you-can't-stop-watching feel to it (complete with incestuous love affairs with family members you don't ...

from smallwonder56

As other reviewers have pointed out, this is a family saga that begins at the turn of the century and ends in the 1950's. The reader watches the effect of decisions made down through generations as ripples in the story. As is so often the case in fiction, characters make decisions that make the r...

from jreeder

I lked this more than I expected. Reading it for book club I was interested in the observations Baker made regarding marriage. How people often don't really know the person they marry. Their notion of who this person is more a product of their dreams rather than reality. She uses the character Do...