The House on Fortune Street by Margot LiveseyMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
This was the first book I've read by Margot Livesey and I was not disappointed. The novel is divided in four parts, each one told in the first person from the perspective of a different main character. There is a secret, a tragedy, and a failed relationship. I found it interesting to read what their theories were about each other's situations and how they all thought they knew the others better than they really did.
In a way, this is also a novel about people looking for the truth and coming to terms with their own reality. I also liked that each character had a "literary godfather", as Livesey puts it, and I enjoyed learning more about these artists along the way. My favorite was the second section, told by Cameron, Dara's father.
This novel made me feel like I was reading a thriller, even though the book has a different feel to it. Because you get to hear a different version of the truth in each of the sections, you don't know what really happened until the very end; this keeps the story suspenseful and keeps the reader interested in the story, which is impressive since the secret, the tragedy, and the failed relationship are revealed early in the book.
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