Het huis waar jij van hield

Synopsis of Het huis waar jij van hield

«Het huis waar jij van hield» is the epistolary novel by Tatiana de Rosnay, published by Artemis in hardback (205 pages, in Dutch).

In the Paris of the second half of the 19th century, Haussmann's urban reforms threaten to erase entire neighbourhoods. Rose Bazelet, a widow, receives an order to leave her house, located on the route of the future Boulevard Saint-Germain. She confronts the authorities to keep the family home, which hides a secret.

Translated from the English by Alice Teekman; the original title is The House I Loved.

For readers of historical and epistolary fiction with an interest in 19th-century Paris and stories featuring women protagonists.