Literature - 4 stars
When Cyril Conroy's hard work lifts his family from poverty to riches, his first big purchase is The Dutch House. It is a mistake that resonates through everything he loves, and sets in motion a modern fairy tale of love, loss, hate, and revenge. Cyril's two children, Maeve and Danny grow up depending on and protecting each other, a closeness that carries into and muddles their adult lives and relationships. Eventually moving full circle, no one can really escape the Dutch House. ----- While some characters seem sketched, Maeve and Danny are rendered with a passion and a love that is both beautiful and frightening to witness, but the main character in this story is always the house. It is the reason behind everything that happens; it is the force that tears families apart, and the magnet that pulls the broken pieces back together.
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