Big House T (Paperback)

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.

General

Imprint:	Simon & Schuster
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2004
First published:	June 2004
Authors:	George Howe Colt
Dimensions:	213 x 140 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	327
ISBN-13:	978-0-7432-4964-5
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Architecture > Theory of architecture Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General Promotions
LSN:	0-7432-4964-X
Barcode:	9780743249645

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