The Little House - Philippa Gregory

As I have enjoyed a lot of historical fiction lately, I thought it was about time I gave the author Phillippa Gregory a try, as she is generally well regarded in this genre, for example The Other Boleyn Girl. What I didn't know, until reading this book, is that she also writes some modern fiction. I believe the little house in the title could be thought of as a home or a prison. This would be dependent on the family member affected by it, and the place in the plot the reader is at. Ruth and Patrick are both confident and good at the media work they do for different companies, but at home Patrick is very much the dominant personality. He was a spoilt ...

I hope it will be one of the best books I have ever read. That´s why I have rated it with 5 of 5 possible stars. I´ll let everyone knows in a couple of weeks!

The Little House by Philippa Gregory was a book that was recommended to me by a friend. It sounded good, so I bought it from Ebay and began it once I had finished the book I was reading at the time. I read The Little House in a few days, often in long sessions, but despite that, I wouldn’t say I particularly enjoyed it. The novel revolves around a woman called Ruth. Orphaned young, she is thrilled to be enveloped into her husband Patrick’s family, looking for the closeness she lost. Ruth and Patrick both work in the media, they live together in a flat in Bristol and every weekend, they visit Patrick’s parents, Elizabeth and Frederick, who live in a nice house ...