Realistic Pessimist reviewed Keeping the house by Tice Cin
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5 stars
In subtle, poetic small portions Tice Cin tells the story of Ayla and her oldest daughter Damla, but also of other people close to them on the Farm estate in Tottenham and Cypress. In short glimpses from the perspectives of several characters of different generations the reader navigates through a never ending stream of male violence and the pores, sometimes even spaces of freedom some of the women open up for themselves through wit, will and repression. Both a sobering and reassuring read.