lovmelovmycats reviewed The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters
Review of 'The paying guests' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
The book is pretty good; psychological, very sensational.
599 pages
English language
Published Sept. 29, 2015 by Virago.
The Paying Guests
by Sarah Waters
It is 1922, and London is tense. Ex-servicemen, the out-of-work and hungry are demanding change. In a genteel Camberwell villa -- a large, silent house now bereft of brothers, husband, and servants -- impoverished widow Mrs. Wray and her spinster daughter, Frances, are obliged to take in lodgers. Little do the Wrays know just how profoundly their new tenants will alter the course of Frances's life -- or how far-reaching the disturbances will be.
It is 1922, and London is tense. Ex-servicemen, the out-of-work and hungry are demanding change. In a genteel Camberwell villa -- a large, silent house now bereft of brothers, husband, and servants -- impoverished widow Mrs. Wray and her spinster daughter, Frances, are obliged to take in lodgers. Little do the Wrays know just how profoundly their new tenants will alter the course of Frances's life -- or how far-reaching the disturbances will be.
Cheri reviewed Paying Guests by Sarah Waters
Review of 'Paying Guests' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
Another fantastic, twisted story from Sarah Waters. Wow. There's no predicting where the story will go. I found it to drag a bit in one section but I was too invested to even consider stopping. And I felt on the edge of my seat until the very last word.
There are few authors who can weave a tale like Waters and I'll certainly pick up her next book.
7/2015 Re-reading and enjoying it just as much as the first time. Maybe a little more.
Another fantastic, twisted story from Sarah Waters. Wow. There's no predicting where the story will go. I found it to drag a bit in one section but I was too invested to even consider stopping. And I felt on the edge of my seat until the very last word.
There are few authors who can weave a tale like Waters and I'll certainly pick up her next book.
7/2015 Re-reading and enjoying it just as much as the first time. Maybe a little more.
Subjects
- Fiction
- Hospitality
- Widows
- Boardinghouses
Places
- England
- London
- London (England)