The House of Forgetting: A Novel

by Benjamin Alire Saenz

Hardcover, 1997

Call number

FIC SAE

Collection

Publication

Harper (1997), Edition: 1st, 352 pages

Description

At seven, Gloria Santos accepts a ride with a charming stranger--and loses the only world she has ever known. Abducted and kept hidden by a respected academic for twenty long years, Gloria is raised in the shadow of her captor's dark, disturbed mind. She enters womanhood believing that life demands servitude, love means obsession, and fear is all-encompassing. Driven to violence to free herself, Gloria is caught between a world she hates and one she does not know. Now she must find the strength to bury her twisted past--or risk losing her newfound freedom forever. . . .

User reviews

LibraryThing member sscarllet
The House of Forgetting was a captivating book. I'm not even sure how I came about owning this. It was simply in my drawer and the next thing I happened to put my hands on. I'm very glad that I did. This book is especially relevant considering simlilar real life situations that have come to light
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in the last few years.

Gloria is a chanllenging charicter to read. After being kidnaped she had a tough life but still remained a kind and caring person. However, her attachment to her captor was uncomfortable - if not something that was excusable.

This was a very good read and I would definatly recomend it.
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Pages

352

ISBN

0060187387 / 9780060187385
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