Two siblings, exiled from their childhood mansion by their stepmother, remain bound to the house and to each other across five decades.
Books mentioned in The Dutch House (6)
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James: “Maeve had a stack of Henry James novels on her bedside table. The Turn of the Screw? Was that what they wanted?”
The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu: “The Makioka Sisters was her reward for having finished The Tale of Genji”
The Makioka Sisters by Junichiro Tanizaki: “The Makioka Sisters was her reward for having finished The Tale of Genji”
Necessities of Life by Adrienne Rich: “pulling out a slim volume of poetry by Adrienne Rich called Necessities of Life”
The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss: “read The Carrot Seed a million times in a voice of animated engagement: 'A little boy planted a carrot seed.'”
Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson: “talking about some novel they'd both read called Housekeeping which each of them claimed had been her favorite book”