Book Review

The Death of the Heart by Elizabeth Bowen

It’s 1937 and 16-year-old Portia goes to live with her half-brother and his wife in London. With a unique and lost personality, she tries to fit in to her new life. She meets Eddie, whose eccentric personality draws her in and leads her in new directions.

Although a challenging read, this book does a good job of showing relationships and how people can look for love in the wrong places. The author also has some really interesting and witty dialogue. But the pace is pretty slow and it doesn’t really start getting good until the middle.

Rating: 3.3 out of 5

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