At the end of the Second World War, Cyril Conroy combines luck and a single canny investment to begin an enormous real estate empire, propelling his family from poverty to enormous wealth. His first order of business is to buy the Dutch House, a lavish estate in the suburbs outside of Philadelphia. Meant as a surprise for his wife, the house sets in motion the undoing of everyone he loves.
The story is told by Cyril’s son Danny, as he and his older sister, the brilliantly acerbic and self-assured Maeve, are exiled from the house where they grew up by their stepmother. The two wealthy siblings are thrown back into the poverty their parents had escaped from and find that all they have to count on is one another. It is this unshakeable bond between them that both saves their lives and thwarts their futures.
Set over the course of five decades, The Dutch House is a dark fairy tale about two smart people who cannot overcome their past. Despite every outward sign of success, Danny and Maeve are only truly comfortable when they’re together. Throughout their lives they return to the well-worn story of what they’ve lost with humor and rage. But when at last they’re forced to confront the people who left them behind, the relationship between an indulged brother and his ever-protective sister is finally tested.
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读的过程中想要飞速前进知道发生了什么，然而什么都没有发生，一种空落落的感觉。
评分太精彩了 代入感很强 好像自己也陪着Danny和Mavae过了几十年！！
评分一个家庭的过去涓涓细流一样可以成为史诗 拍个迷你剧估计不错
评分和解的故事 Thinking about the past impeded my efforts to be decent in the present.
评分结尾有点不尽人意啊。。感觉mavae和mr.otterman应该是有affair的。。但是因为没有上帝视角，所以好多事也只能猜测。
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