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Title: The Little House (Isis) by Philippa Gregory, Lindsay Sandison ISBN: 0-7531-0288-9 Publisher: Isis Audio Pub. Date: May, 1998 Format: Audio Cassette Volumes: 8 List Price(USD): $69.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.55 (11 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: loved it!
Comment: This book starts off as a sweet little relationship read, of an adopted woman, Ruth trying to get accepted into her in-laws' family. Unfortunately the mother-in-law has such lofty standards that no-one, besides herself is really good enough for her son and the daughter-in-law has no hopes of attaining them.
The baby comes along, and Ruth is just in the way then; as her mother-in-law literally casts her aside leaving Ruth to feel inadequate as an inexperienced mother, rather than being encouraged.
RUTH FIGHTS BACK! Totally dependant, financially and mentally, Ruth sees that there's only one way to claim her space in the family and sets out to grasp it! The conclusion is brilliant, and leaves you mulling over the story line, long after you've finished reading it!
Rating: 5
Summary: GRIPPING!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment: I have read most of Philippa's books this is my absolute favourite!I don't interpret Ruth's change of character, at the end of the book, as giving in to the sterotypical 50's housewife routine;quite the contrary, I think this is Ruth reclaiming her power - and some!!...Yes this was a dramatic change of character for Ruth, initially career orientated but it was Ruth's overwhelming and protective maternal feelings for baby Thomas which were the catalyst of her transformation and led to the horrific demise of Elizabeth. Mother-in-laws' watch out!!!
Rating: 5
Summary: Perfect Example Of A Top Notch Psychological Thriller
Comment: The Little House is a remarkable gem of a psychological thriller. It makes even the most normal, everyday events seem sinister and riveting.
The plot focuses on Ruth who is talked into starting a family by her husband and living down the road from his upper class parents in the country. Then the nightmare unfolds. The book is a masterpiece of claustrophobia as Ruth's in-laws intrude more and more into her life. All throughout the book I felt tense and unsettled - just as I love to be when I am reading a thriller. I could absolutely empathise with Ruth and as her situation got worse and worse I was routing for her all the way.
Ruth is a delightful, yet in some ways tragic character. She is a successful journalist and yet her past has meant that she is needy and desperately seeking love. She thinks she has found a family which she can belong to at long last in her in-laws but what she fails to realise is that they want to control her. The mother in-law, father in-law, and Ruth's husband Patrick are chillingly plausible and well developed. The beauty in this novel is that unlike in many other psychological thriller's these three characters are not evil, they truly believe they are doing the best for Ruth and themselves - even as they push her further and further towards the limits of her own sanity.
Overall The Little House is a fantastic study of relationships between a woman and her in-laws and how the ordinary things can lead someone to madness, and to do the most unspeakable things. The Little House's packs a hard, chilling punch, especially as the ending is so unexpected and compelling. I would recommend this book unreservedly.
JoAnne
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