![]() ![]() As the narrative switches backwards and forwards in time, alternating narrators and dislodging perspectives, the intrigues of the plot slowly begin to unravel themselves to reveal the sinister truths at the core of the House and its inhabitants. Relative newcomer Smoker serves as a stand-in for the reader as he attempts to navigate the complex social structure of the House’s various factions and unwritten rules, piecing together bits and pieces of its mysteries, which are as twisted and meandering as the corridors of the House itself. ![]() Its residents, a colorful and quirky array of youth with a never-ending supply of nicknames and shenanigans, construct for themselves an inner-world of games, rituals and intrigues that is independent of the Outsides and the adult world. The eponymous House is a boarding school for disabled children and teenagers, which sits on the outskirts of town, ignored by the people of the Outsides. Mariam Petrosyan’s award-winning epic The Gray Houseis a sprawling yarn of a story, a coming-of-age tale wrapped up in threads of magical realism and mystery. ![]()
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