Housebreaking
Book Feature - Housebreaking by Colleen Hubbard
HBL Note: HOUSEBREAKING is Colleen Hubbard’s debut novel and it is being compared with such incredible novels as Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, Evvie Drake Starts Over, and A Man Called Ove. The novel follows Del, who is tasked with dismantling the family home after the death of her parents and in an effort to distance herself rom her dysfunctional family that remains. She does this by hand, during a harsh winter, and as I’m typing this I’m reminded of the stories old men used to tell about walking to school in the snow, uphill both ways. I mean, this protagonist is being put through the wringer! But Colleen also gives us enough eccentricities and humor to keep the novel from weighing too heavily. Scroll down to read more.
Book Feature - Housebreaking by Colleen Hubbard
Book Feature - Housebreaking by Colleen Hubbard
From the publisher:
Home is certainly not where Del’s heart is. After a local scandal led to her parents’ divorce and the rest of her family turned their backs on her, Del left her small town and cut off contact.
Now, with both of her parents gone, a chance has arrived for Del to retaliate.
Her uncle wants the one thing Del inherited: the family home.
Instead of handing the place over, and with no other resources at her disposal, Del decides she will tear the place apart herself—piece by piece.
But Del will soon discover, the task stirs up more than just old memories as relatives—each in their own state of unraveling—come knocking on her door.
This spare, strange, magical book is a story not only about the powerlessness and hurt that run through a family but also about the moments when brokenness can offer us the rare chance to start again.
Book Feature - Housebreaking by Colleen Hubbard
Book Feature - Housebreaking by Colleen Hubbard
Book Feature - Housebreaking by Colleen Hubbard
Book Feature - Housebreaking by Colleen Hubbard
