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Feb 08, 2016TheresaAJ rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Ashenden is a stately English country home built in 1775. This novel runs from 1775 through 2010 and tells the stories of the various families who owned the house. The house itself is also a character as it fluctuates from use as a single-family home to a World War I hospital to a pop star's private retreat. Since the people range from Lords and Ladies to servants, the reader gets a strong sense of English country life through two centuries. This book is the Willa Cather Book Club selection for February 2016.