by Muriel Barbery into Book Seer to see what Amazon would recommend as my next read. Up came two enticing books, both about two sisters, one in Brazil, and the other a gothic mystery.
by Poppy Adams (2008) is about a weekend reunion of two "batty" sisters in an old and huge crumbling house. There is a moth/butterfly theme of something fragile and kept under glass, so to speak. An atmospheric, psychological novel described as a gothic mystery that is "dark but funny."
Then the next recommendation was The Seamstress: A Novel
by Frances De Pontes Peebles (2009), a story set in Brazil in the 1920s and 1930s, about two seamstress sisters whose lives take different and divergent paths. It's described as "lavishly detailed" with excellent characterization, though a bit overlong. I loved The Elegance of the Hedgehog, so if these two books are anything like it, in writing and content, then I should enjoy reading them. Two more for my TBR list!
I haven't read any of them but I may give them a try soon.
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool way to find more books for the TBR list.
ReplyDeleteSun singer: Isn't it though? Hope I get to them soon :)
ReplyDeleteMyne: If you read them let us know what you think!