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The House At Tyneford
The House At Tyneford
Author: Natasha Solomons
It's the spring of 1938 and no longer safe to be a Jew in Vienna. Nineteen-year-old Elise Landau is forced to leave her glittering life of parties and champagne to become a parlor maid in England. She arrives at Tyneford, the great house on the bay, where servants polish silver and serve drinks on the lawn. But war is coming, and the world is ch...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9781617934339
ISBN-10: 161793433X
Rating:
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
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3 stars, based on 3 ratings
Publisher: Penguin Books LTD
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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junie avatar reviewed The House At Tyneford on + 630 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
I have mixed feelings about this book. It was an interesting story about a young Jewish girl leaving Vienna and her prominent family to escape the Nazis by going to England as a maid. She was waiting for her parents to get a Visa to America where her sister was and send for her to reunite the family. In the meanwhile, the war started and she got to love Tyneford House and fell in love with the master's son.

The book was so slow at times, it got boring and I felt myself skimming a lot. The ending was predictable, but fulfilling and in spite of the negatives, I enjoyed it.
Cattriona avatar reviewed The House At Tyneford on + 200 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
This story is an interesting combination of "Diary of Anne Frank" meets "Downton Abbey". Odd as that may sound, it works fairly well. Recommended for fans of either genre.
reviewed The House At Tyneford on + 22 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Elise Landau moves from pre-Nazi Vienna to England in 1938 to escape the coming of Hilter to her homeland - perilous for she and her family because they are Jews.
She gains a position at a Manor house as a parlour maid and everything changes for her.
This book had me captivated from page one through to the end. Infact, I didn't want it to end. Well worth the read!
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