The House I Loved

The House I Loved by Tatiana de Rosnay is an exquisite historical novel from the internationally bestselling author of Sarah's Key — a profoundly moving story set in Paris during the 1860s, when Baron Haussmann's sweeping renovation programme was demolishing entire neighbourhoods of the city to make way for the wide boulevards and grand squares that define Paris today. Published by Pan Macmillan, it is one of de Rosnay's most emotionally resonant and beautifully crafted works.

Rose Bazelet has lived her entire married life in her family's house on the Rue Childebert — a house full of memories, love, loss, and the accumulated meaning of a life fully lived. When the authorities come to demolish the street as part of Haussmann's transformation of Paris, Rose refuses to leave. Barricaded in the cellar, she writes letters to her dead husband Armand, revisiting their life together and the secrets she has carried alone.

De Rosnay writes about love, loss, memory, and the attachment to place with extraordinary tenderness and historical precision. The House I Loved is a novel about what we build — in brick, in relationships, in memory — and what it means when those things are taken from us. A deeply affecting and beautifully written novel.

Product Details

Author: Tatiana de Rosnay
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN-13: 9780330531290
Dimensions: Approx. 20 × 13 × 2 cm
Weight: Approx. 0.28 kg
Delivery Time: 3–5 Business Days