House Rules - Heather Lewis

Advantages: Well-written
Disadvantages: Grimacing at times

Heather Lewis’ novel ‘House Rules’ was first published in 1995, and then republished in 2005, with a new afterword, which is the copy that I read. Although it can’t be known for sure, I would say that this was only published again in this way because of the author’s personal life. She killed herself in 2002. ‘House Rules’ tells the story of 15-year old Lee, who at the start of the novel has just been expelled from boarding school. The way that Lee ...
...not really to blame for the incident that resulted in her having to leave, however in the following pages we witness her let a complete stranger on a plane that she finds almost repulsive perform a sexual act upon her. These two contradictory accounts of her personality almost set the tone for the rest of the book; Lee is a very confused young girl, one who has obviously been scarred by events in her past, and is just trying to find a place where ... Read review