A house filled with history and secrets is more than mere bricks and mortar; not only a mirror on the past, it can also be a window to the future.
“masterful..soul-searching. I would have liked to live next door to Owen and Maddie; I feel we would have been friends” – Siobhan Gifford
“a dextrously woven story of how the complexities of any given life remain with us, and remain too within the bricks and mortar that bore witness” – Jonty Pennington-Twist
”a beautifully crafted story” – Janet Burl
Ian Gouge has written a delightful novel that reminded me of the writing style of Virginia Woolf and Ernest Hemingway. I’m my opinion this novel deserves to be up there with these literary greats. The novel comes from the premise that a house is sometimes more than a home. There are some houses that appear to shine brightly and have an interesting backstory to tell and when we enter them we are on occasion overwhelmed by their history, and feelings. It’s almost as if the house has its own personality and is a unique character. 17 Alma Road brings this concept to life through the eyes of two siblings who take the reader on a delightful and intriguing journey ‘home’. Encapsulated in the walls of the house is their story of joy, sorrow and reflection. It was an enjoyable read with an intriguing twist at the end. – Persephone
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