The story moves from past to present and we see a brother and sister fighting heartbreak, suffering, sorrow and pain and finding ‘home’ in each other. Danny and Maeve were two stepsisters richer, but they soon realised that Andrea didn’t care for them, she was only interested in the Dutch House with its glass windows and beautiful ceiling. Then their father remarried, but his wife new wife Andrea with her two daughters was all about the house. First, their mother left Danny, Maeve and their emotionally distant father Cyril to go to India. The Dutch House was their childhood home, but it wasn’t filled with happy memories. Through his eyes, we experience this beautifully written family story about Danny and his older sister, Maeve’s journey from childhood to adulthood with the Dutch House casting an ever-present shadow over their lives. The Dutch House is told from Danny’s point of view.
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