Howard's End Is on the Landing

martin_z

15 years ago

I bought this a week ago, and it's my bedside reading. I haven't got very far with it yet, but what I've read so far is utterly charming.

I read this during the summer and found it enjoyable; an easy book to pick up/put down depending what time you have available. And for me it is true that I remember a book by where I was at the time, what the weather was like, family circumstances etc.

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I just ordered this book (I waited for the paperback) and am looking forward to reading it. It does sound like it should be a perfect book-lover's book.

Howard's End Is on the Landing - Susan Hill

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