La Casa que ame (Paperback)

from Quiltinfun06

The House I Loved by Tatiana De Rosnay is a very big disappointment. I expected much more from the author of Sarah's Key. Once again, she embarks on an historical tale about Paris, France. This time about the era in Paris when Baron Hausmann has undertaken the modernization of the city. Rose Baze...

from Rdra1962

Two stars for exploring, again, a seldom discussed episode in the history of Paris. I would remove one star for tiresome writing devices (letters, blatant foreshadowing, inane dialogue) but I reserve 1-star reviews for truly horrendous/waste of trees/someone should be fired- books.

from miyurose

My thoughts as I started this book: "Huh, I didn't know Napoleon remodeled Paris in this way. This should be interesting!" My thoughts as I finished this book: "Hmmm... well, that happened." I guess I was expecting more than I got from this story. What I wanted was a story of a woman fighting aga...

from MargaretdeBuhr

Can't believe that one of my favorite authors wrote this. It seemed like a desperate try to write another book. I did love the main character and even the setting should have made a good story but it just lacked substance.

from jo-jo

This was an enjoyable novel to listen to that brought us into historical Paris, not only through the letters of our dear main character Rose, but also the people that were dear to her heart. Kate Reading did a great job narrating this novel and to me embraced the characters and the time period th...