From her early childhood Ella has shared a close bond with her eccentric Uncle Lucas (and his house in London). So it is only natural that she finds herself there following a personal tragedy that has ripped her life apart.
Ella and husband Aiden were loving their life in Canberra until a spur of the moment decision one day results in a terrible accident. Unwilling to see the point of view of Aiden and her spoilt half sister Jess, Ella takes off, believing that being constantly on the move will prevent her from drowning in grief.
Although House Of Memories has a much sadder theme than many of Monica McInerney's other novels, it is told with her usual easy to read and engaging style. The character of Ella is well developed and you gain much insight about her through the gradual revealing of her childhood and family relationships.
Grief is a universal theme, although in it's midst we can feel that we are truly alone. Through Ella's journey, as a reader you gain a real sense of hope that life can go on and that, for all their troubles and idiosyncrasies familes (however they are composed) do share an unbreakable bond. And it is this bond that gives life meaning and purpose.
Sad but inspiring, The House Of Memories will strike a chord in anyone who has suffered a loss and give hope to those seeking fogiveness and redemption for mistakes they have made.
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