The Novel in the Viola/ The House at Tyneford
‘The House at Tyneford’ (US) and ‘The Novel in the Viola’ (UK) are out now!
In the spring of 1938 Elise Landau arrives at Tyneford, the great house on the bay. A bright young thing from Vienna forced to become a parlour-maid, she knows nothing about England, except that she won`t like it. As servants polish silver and serve drinks on the lawn, Elise wears her mother`s pearls beneath her uniform, and causes outrage by dancing with a boy called Kit. But war is coming and the world is changing. And Elise must change with it.
At Tyneford she learns that you can be more than one person.
And that you can love more than once.
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Dear Natasha,
I have just finished your novel about the Viola and I enjoyed it sooo much; as many others in your blog: I just could not put the book down and stayed awake the whole night until 5.30 a.m. (and hoped my baby would not wake up
! I am living in Vienna and am so glad about the vivid picture you gave about Jewish prewar-life in this wonderful city, on the other hand of course, everything is so sad…I wept alot during reading it!
Thank you so much!!!!
Veronika, Vienna
My eyes are red from reading your incredible book cover to cover in hours. It’s the best book I’ve read since Howard Springs (c. 1935). Thoroughly enjoyed it and hope there will be many more.
Word of mouth will get your book read by many of us who adore English novels.
Thank you for a most enjoyable day.
Gloria
Marin County, California USA
My eyes are red from reading your incredible book cover to cover in hours. It’s the best book I’ve read since Howard Springs (c. 1935). Thoroughly enjoyed it and hope there will be many more.
Word of mouth will get your book read by many of us who adore English novels.
Thank you for a most enjoyable day and a book I will remember for a very long time.
Gloria
Marin County, California USA
A friend introduced me to The Novel in the Viola and I finished it in record time, reading late into the night and early the next morning. I loved it and confess to a few tears . I was an opera singer myself,(actually I still perform in the chorus) and the ambition to be one arose while watching Rigoletto at the Vienna Staatsoper.
Sachertorte and Schlagobers were my regular treat when I was there, I loved the place, even though it was post war, and a bit bleak in places. I was intrigued to see I could hear the especially composed waltz on this website, but unfortunately pressing the arrow on the picture didn’t work. Is there another way of hearing it?
I do look forward to reading Mr Rosenblum and other books of yours.
Well written, held my interest all the way through the book. I looked forward to what Elsie would do next. In my minds eye, I could see everthing about the house and country side clearly. Thank you for such a fabulous novel
ho appena terminato di leggere il suo libro “la fidanzata inopportuna” e devo dire che mi è piaciuto molto. complimenti per la trama e per come ha saputo descrivere sia i luoghi che i personaggi, era come vivere dentro il racconto. aspetterò con gioia un suo prossimo libro e grazie per il piacere che mi ha fatto provare durante la lettura, sarò una sua fedele lettrice, un caro saluto dall’italia
I could not put this down!
G’day Natasha – I have just finished the book about Tyneford House and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I checked on my UK atlas where some of the towns were, and “googled” them to get an idea of the geography. It was brilliantly written, and I loved it.
I enjoyed your first book about Mr R’s wish list too – very very funny.
Best wishes
Chris from Australia.
It’s hard to let go after spending time with Elise and Kit and Mr. Rivers! To watch Elise face her life challenges and grow from girl to woman in a new country during
wartime is gripping and I enjoyed your book immensely! Your finely drawn characters spring to life and I really cared about them and that to me is the real test of a good book. Even with the sadness, it is a happy book…just like life!
Thank you for writing such a thoughtful, intelligent story.