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A review by tobyyy
A Christmas Homecoming by Anne Perry
4.0
The first of this week’s book haul from the library.
I love how Anne Perry tackles societal issues in her books. Perhaps as I’ve become more aware of the world around me, and in the work that I do, these pieces have become more obvious to me when I encounter them in rather unexpected places. This novella dealt with the oppression of women - a fairly common topic of Perry’s novels but a striking one in this one specifically.
I enjoyed this book. I have read Dracula multiple times so the references to the story were intriguing. However, I think that if one is unfamiliar with the plot of Dracula then this novel’s plot and details may be tedious. I loved the clever pieces of philosophy, taken from Bram Stoker and applied to the lives of the characters, and I enjoyed the ending as well. The final line almost made me cry, due to its placement and meaning based on the story arc:
“Behind her, other church bells joined in the welcome of the day when, briefly, gloriously, all mankind is at home.”
I love how Anne Perry tackles societal issues in her books. Perhaps as I’ve become more aware of the world around me, and in the work that I do, these pieces have become more obvious to me when I encounter them in rather unexpected places. This novella dealt with the oppression of women - a fairly common topic of Perry’s novels but a striking one in this one specifically.
I enjoyed this book. I have read Dracula multiple times so the references to the story were intriguing. However, I think that if one is unfamiliar with the plot of Dracula then this novel’s plot and details may be tedious. I loved the clever pieces of philosophy, taken from Bram Stoker and applied to the lives of the characters, and I enjoyed the ending as well. The final line almost made me cry, due to its placement and meaning based on the story arc:
“Behind her, other church bells joined in the welcome of the day when, briefly, gloriously, all mankind is at home.”