‘The House By The Lake’ Is A Story Of Reconciliation — And The Meaning Of Home

The House by the Lake: The True Story of a House, Its History, and the Four Families Who Made It Home, by Thomas Harding. Illustrated by Britta Teckentrup

A few years ago, Thomas Harding wrote a memoir centered on what became of his great-grandparents’ German house. Now he’s made it into a children’s book about belonging, with the home his protagonist.

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A few years ago, Thomas Harding wrote a memoir centered on what became of his great-grandparents’ German house. Now he’s made it into a children’s book about belonging, with the home his protagonist.