The House at the End of Hope Street
A Novel
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4.2 • 22 Ratings
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
A magical debut about an enchanted house that offers refuge to women in their time of need
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.
Filled with a colorful and unforgettable cast of literary figures, The House at the End of Hope Street is a charming, whimsical novel of hope and feminine wisdom that is sure to appeal to fans of Jasper Fforde and especially Sarah Addison Allen.
Customer Reviews
I Couldn't Put This Book Down
"The House at the End of Hope Street" is one of my favorite books ever! The author, Menna van Praag, weaves beautifully written prose, deep characters and brilliant, engrossing plots into a story I did not want to (or could not) put down. My wife had read the book before me and told me as much, so I grabbed her copy and began to read. Some nights when I'd come home from work I'd gently ask, "Do you need me to do anything, because once I start reading, once I go into the world of 'Hope Street' I don't want to come out." And whenever I'd hit certain plot points or when a mystery was revealed, I'd yell into the next room to her, "HOLY CRAP! I CAN'T BELIEVE-"!
This book got me excited and truly invested. "The House at the End of Hope Street" is a magical house that houses a woman in her most desperate time. We follow three new residents to the house and we learn that they are not the first to ever reside there, nor will they be the last.
If you like magic, you'll like this. If you like drama, you'll like this. If you like mysteries, you'll like this. If you like love, you'll like this. If you like all four of those things you'll LOVE this book!
I hope this book is the first in a series of many. I would read any book by Menna van Praag. I would read any story about "The House at the End of Hope Street". I want more. What came before this book and what came after? I'd read them all! But until then I've got this one to read again!