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

FormatBook

Language English

ISBN-13 / SKU 9780743249645

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by George Howe Colt (Author)

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.

Number of Pages: 336

Dimensions: 0.82 x 8.6 x 5.62 IN

Publication Date: June 08, 2004

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