The House I Loved

In 1860s Paris, one woman takes a defiant stand against the destruction of her home and the city she loves in this poignant historical novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Sarah's Key.As Emperor Napoleon III's ambitious renovation of Paris begins, hundreds of houses are razed and entire neighborhoods reduced to ashes. Amidst the chaos and upheaval, Rose Bazelet refuses to abandon her family home on rue Childebert. Alone in her house as the demolition creeps ever closer, Rose seeks solace in writing letters to her late husband, Armand. With each letter, she delves deeper into the secrets of her heart, confronting a buried truth she has carried for thirty years.In The House I Loved, Tatiana de Rosnay crafts an ode to the enduring strength of one woman and the city of Paris itself, where the very walls of its houses contain the joys and sorrows of its inhabitants. This absorbing novel brings to life the story of a woman caught between the pain of the past and the promise of the future as she bears witness to the dramatic transformation of the City of Light.