Thursday, May 19, 2011

Heir to the Glimmering World

by Cynthia Ozick

** [2/5]

This book chronicles the story of a young girl who takes a job as the typist in a family of German emigrants. The author explores the relationship the girl has with her father and her distant cousin in the backdrop of the 1930s. The story weaves around the life of a famed literary character who finances the existence of the family. This book was dark and seemingly a bit distant. Don't expect much closure, but the plot has one or two unexpected turns.

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