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HTML: In this captivating dual narrative novel, a modern-day woman finds inspiration in hidden notes left by her homeâ??s previous owner, a quintessential 1950s housewife. As she discovers remarkable parallels between this womanâ??s life and her own, it causes her to question the foundation of her own relationship with her husbandâ??and what it means to be a wife fighting for her place in a patriarchal society. When Alice Hale leaves a career in publicity to become a writer and follows her husband to the New York suburbs, she is unaccustomed to filling her days alone in a big, empty house. But when she finds a vintage cookbook buried in a box in the old home's basement, she becomes captivated by the cookbookâ??s previous ownerâ??1950s housewife Nellie Murdoch. As Alice cooks her way through the past, she realizes that within the cookbookâ??s pages Nellie left clues about her lifeâ??including a mysterious series of unsent letters penned to her mother. Soon Alice learns that while baked Alaska and meatloaf five ways may seem harmless, Nellie's secrets may have been anything but. When Alice uncovers a more sinisterâ??even dangerousâ??side to Nellieâ??s marriage, and has become increasingly dissatisfied with the mounting pressures in her own relationship, she begins to take control of her life and protect herself … (mehr) |
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Die Informationen stammen von der englischen "Wissenswertes"-Seite. Ändern, um den Eintrag der eigenen Sprache anzupassen. Art is a hard mistress, and there is no art   quite so hard as that of being a wife.
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Die Informationen stammen von der englischen "Wissenswertes"-Seite. Ändern, um den Eintrag der eigenen Sprache anzupassen. For my nana, Miriam Ruth Christie, who was a feminist despite the confines of her generation. A "from the can" cook, she was not known for her kitchen skills but did make a a mean Chicken á la King. Which I miss, though not as much as I miss her. And to all the women who have come before me, thank you for lighting the pathway. For those coming after---especially you, Addison Mae---I'm sorry the work is not done. I hope we've left you with enough to finish the job. | |
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Die Informationen stammen von der englischen "Wissenswertes"-Seite. Ändern, um den Eintrag der eigenen Sprache anzupassen. Alice gingerly sipped her too-hot tea, rereading the last couple of pages she'd managed the previous day. Then, as Nellie looked on, Alice ducked her head and let her mind go, invoking the house wife's ghost, the tapping of keys filling the otherwise quiet, contented house. (Zum Anzeigen anklicken. Warnung: Enthält möglicherweise Spoiler.) | |
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Das Buch ist eigentlich interessant, aber es hat zwei sehr große Nachteile. Erstens: Dank des deutschen Titels ist der Ausgang zumindest vorgezeichnet. Das nimmt die Spannung. Und zweitens ist die Beziehung zwischen Alice und Nate eine ganz andere als die zwischen Nellie und Richard. Nate und Alice lieben sich. Es ist schwer verständlich, dass Alice nicht ehrlicher ist.
Ist es das Haus, das Alice manipuliert? Immerhin übernimmt sie mehr und mehr Nellies Lebensweise, das Kochen, die Kleidung…den Hass auf ihren Mann?
Insgesamt also ein Buch, das man lesen kann, aber nicht muss. ( )