The Glass Room | 
pickIn the late 1920s, Czechoslovakia has been newly formed and a young wealthy couple decides to have a house built. Their fate and that of the house is followed over the years to 1990. I really liked this. Great character development and enough plot to move things along nicely.
pickNice book, easy to read (I read it in English); I got used to the characters; now I need to visit the Tugendhat villa in Brno and find out how was the history in reality. The story flowed nicely, no unnecessary elaborations or philosophical thoughts. The ending was nice, although I would not mention in the begging that Hana will survive-would be more dramatic, surprising and sentimental not knowing :-)
#winterwonderland #crystaldays
I was racking my brains to think of a book with crystal in but hit a blank so scrolled through my gr books read list - i loved this book telling the story of a house built by a visionary architect for a Jewish family in post ww1 czechoslovakia then follows the house through the lives that touch it over the following decades - i imagine the glass room glinting in the sunshine like crystal -think I'll reread this soon.
pickI discovered I have a neighbour who is a great reader so I‘ve been excitedly sharing books with her. She gave me this one which Id never heard of before. It‘s set in Czechoslovakia before, during and after WW2, most of it framed around the life of a house, a piece of very modern architecture. Its more about interpersonal dynamics with the war coming in over the top of that. Really good, would work well for a book club to pick over.
pickThis book was given to me as gift from my Aunty and Uncle who live in Prague. I read the book on my flight from the states to Prague this fall. It is well written and gives the point of view of those living in the Czech (Czechoslovakia) prior and during WWII.
Coale dove right in to the library sale #bookhaul that @MrBook and I scored today...I think he approves! 😸
