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product_id: 40935912
title: "Henry and Rachel Paperback – October 15, 2013"
brand: "laurel saville"
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# Henry and Rachel Paperback – October 15, 2013

**Brand:** laurel saville
**Price:** Bs.263
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- **What is this?** Henry and Rachel Paperback – October 15, 2013 by laurel saville
- **How much does it cost?** Bs.263 with free shipping
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## Customer Reviews

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    From actual documents and an amazing imagination, a constructed 'life' of her grandparents, Henry and Rachel
  

*by D***T on Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2014*

I loved this book! Author Saville found a stack of letters which had been written by her grandfather, Henry, to her father, James. From these actual documents and an amazing imagination, she has constructed the 'life' of her grandfather and grandmother (Rachel). The construction of the book was interesting, with each chapter being 'told' first-person by one of the characters. Due to this, the reader is able to get inside the mind of the character, and is able to see events and circumstances from each perspective. The story is not always what we think it is. There are a few twists and turns, making for a compelling read. Basically, Henry and Rachel meet in Jamaica, where he is a dentist recently widowed, and she is a servant girl with a mysterious past. He is outgoing and ambitious, she is aloof and introverted. They live together and have several children before she finally agrees to marry him. Then, without warning, she leaves him and James, taking the other 4 children and going to New York. Saville's novel is centered around some actual people and some actual events, and she fills in the blanks with her very well-written imaginative prose. I read her memoir "Unravelling Anne", and then immediately read "Henry and Rachel". Saville is an excellent writer, whether recounting actual events in her memoir or weaving a beautiful story around a few bare facts. I highly recommend both books!

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    Rachel and Rachel
  

*by A***R on Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2013*

#3 in Amazon books, so everyone is apparently reading this.  Or at least every woman is reading it. Not really a guy book; Henry isn't nearly so well-drawn or interesting as Rachel.  She is portrayed as a person who has no feelings due to an unfortunate childhood where she is abused by her guardian and an unfair society, as are basically all the other women in the book. Taking away her feelings gives her an interesting power over others and, along with really good writing, almost keeps the story from being totally depressing. The book uses a semi-chronological sequence of first-person accounts by the main characters. It is good at keeping you wondering what will happen next.  I'd say that overall it is a comment on how isolated we all are from each other. If you prefer it could also be taken as another lurid story of the personal damage caused by colonialism and child abuse. In my opinion the writing elevates it above the latter, but make up your own mind. If you like this try "Killing Mr. Watson" by Peter Matthissen for an industrial-strength story in the same genre.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Written with great skill and tenderness
  

*by R***E on Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2015*

The story of this real family is uncovered in layers from the excerpts of real letters found by the author in the effects of her murdered mother. You feel every breeze and smell of the Caribbean island where the characters begin, and hear every whispered thought spread through the gossip of the classes overly preoccupied with their own pretentious forms of respectability. There are also several clever aphorisms, unique to this author, that are quite worthy of note. You won't be able to stop reading until every question-- for each character-- is answered, and the last layer revealed.For students and practitioners of psychology, moreover, this story is a most interesting study in personality disorders and their origins-- mostly environmental, but also biological.

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