The Big House: A Century in the Life of an American Summer Home - Couverture souple

Colt, George Howe

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 074324964X ISBN 13 : 9780743249645

Editeur : Scribner, 2004

Synopsis

Faced with the sale of the century-old family summer house on Cape Cod where he had spent forty-two summers, George Howe Colt recounts returning for one last stay with his wife and children in this stunning memoir that was a National Book Award Finalist and a New York Times Notable Book of the Year.

This poignant tribute to the eleven-bedroom jumble of gables, bays, and dormers that watched over weddings, divorces, deaths, anniversaries, birthdays, breakdowns, and love affairs for five generations interweaves Colt’s final visit with memories of a lifetime of summers. Run-down yet romantic, The Big House stands not only as a cherished reminder of summer’s ephemeral pleasures but also as a powerful symbol of a vanishing way of life.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

George Howe Colt is the bestselling author of The Big House, which was a National Book Award finalist and a New York Times Notable Book of the Year; Brothers; November of the Soul; and The Game. He lives in Western Massachusetts with his wife, the writer Anne Fadiman.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Scribner
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 074324964X
• ISBN 13: 9780743249645
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 352
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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