The House at the End of Hope Street

Name: The House at the End of Hope Street
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4 (1 reviews)
Author: Menna Van Praag
ISBN: 9781470347291

Author: Menna Van Praag

Narrator: Elizabeth Sastre

Unabridged: 9 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 05/10/2013

Categories: Fiction, Women, Fantasy, Contemporary, Paranormal

Synopsis

Distraught that her academic career has stalled, Alba is walking through her hometown of Cambridge, England, when she finds herself in front of a house she's never seen before, 11 Hope Street. A beautiful older woman named Peggy greets her and invites her to stay, on the house's usual conditions: she has ninety-nine nights to turn her life around. With nothing left to lose, Alba takes a chance and moves in. She soon discovers that this is no ordinary house. Past residents have included Virginia Woolf and Dorothy Parker, who, after receiving the assistance they needed, hung around to help newcomers-literally, in talking portraits on the wall. As she escapes into this new world, Alba begins a journey that will heal her wounds-and maybe even save her life

About Menna van Praag

Menna van Praag was born in Cambridge, England and studied Modern History at Oxford University. Her first novella - an autobiographical tale about a waitress who aspires to be a writer - Men, Money & Chocolate has been translated into 26 languages. Her magical realism novels are all set among the colleges, cafes, and bookshops of Cambridge.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Karen on September 19, 2024

While I was traveling back in 2017, I had the wonderful opportunity of visiting a quaint little bookstore in Astoria, Oregon that displayed these books for me to peruse. Of course, I saw that they were doing this particularly for me! This was one of those books that stood out. Magical Realism at its......more

Goodreads review by Chelsey on April 12, 2013

I am not going to be able to praise this book enough! I am enraptured by its perfectly woven tale and the intricate characters and the magical house that lies inside its pages. I am completely in love with this magical house, and the idea of it appearing to women who have lost their hope, hence the......more

Goodreads review by Bonnie on November 14, 2015

My rating: 2 of 5 stars A copy of The House at the End of Hope Street was provided to me by Pamela Dorman Books for review purposes. "If you stay I can promise you this. This house may not give you what you want, but it will give you what you need. And the even that brought you here, the thing you thi......more