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This house is mine
- Title
- This house is mine / Dörte Hansen ; translated from the German by Anne Stokes.
- Author
- Hansen, Dörte, 1964-
- Publication
- New York : St. Martin's Press, 2016.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFD 17-349 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Stokes, Anne Marie
- Description
- 325 pages; 22 cm
- Summary
- "All her life Vera has felt like a stranger in the old and drafty farmhouse she arrived in as a five-year-old refugee from East Prussia in 1945, and yet she can't seem to let it go. 60 years later, her niece Anne suddenly shows up at her door with her small son -- Anne has fled the trendy Hamburg neighborhood she never fit into when her relationship implodes. Vera and Anne are strangers to each other, but have much more in common than they think. As the two strong-willed and very different women share the great old house, they surprisingly find what they have never searched for: a family. Told in skillfully-crafted alternating points of view and a non-linear storyline, Hansen showcases her impressive talent for characterization and dialog in an unusual book that combines emotional depth and humor. She immerses the reader in a series of brightly lit or obscure scenes that call for close reading and offer many rewards. The author's sparse language and sometimes oblique references make for a deeply immersive reading experience, and the characters will resonate long after the last page has been turned. Readers of Anthony Doerr and M.L. Stedman will find much to love here. "--
- Uniform Title
- Altes Land. English
- Alternative Title
- Altes Land.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Domestic fiction.
- Psychological fiction.
- Note
- "Originally published in Germany under the title Altes Land by Albrecht Knaus Verlag" -- Verso title page.
- Call Number
- JFD 17-349
- ISBN
- 9781250100856
- 1250100852
- LCCN
- 2016021591
- OCLC
- 2016021591
- Author
- Hansen, Dörte, 1964- author.
- Title
- This house is mine / Dörte Hansen ; translated from the German by Anne Stokes.
- Publisher
- New York : St. Martin's Press, 2016.
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Added Author
- Stokes, Anne Marie, translator.
- Research Call Number
- JFD 17-349