Reviews for A house unlocked

The average rating for A house unlocked based on 2 reviews is 2 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2021-03-28 00:00:00 Rob Ouimet 3,5 stars, and I am not not glad to have read this; it was not what I expected, but the forays into different aspects of life of the British life in the twentieth century are informative and accessible enough to share with my students, if need be. The books covers topics such as travel and tourism; WWII evacuees; the role of religion; refugees from (broadly understood) Europe; gardens and the worldwide hunt for the new species of plants; landscapes and hunting; marriage, childrearing and gender roles; domestic service and class.

Review # 2 was written on 2008-05-21 00:00:00 Test Testerson I bought this for my Kindle because I was desperate for something to read RIGHT NOW, and I’ve enjoyed the work of Penelope Lively before. I expected her story of the old family house to be as charming and absorbing as her novels are. Yawn. Was I wrong. She drones on and on about various aspects of English history only tenuously connected to the house. I quit less than halfway through, leaving my empty boots mired in the mud.