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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.
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The Big House, George Howe Colt
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- Jaar van publicatie
- 2004
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- Titel
- The Big House
- Ondertitel
- A Century in the Life of an American Summer Home
- Taal
- Engels
- Auteurs
- George Howe Colt
- Uitgever
- Scribner
- Jaar van publicatie
- 2004
- Formaat
- Paperback
- Aantal pagina's
- 336
- ISBN10
- 074324964X
- ISBN13
- 9780743249645
- Reeks
- Categorieën
- Tags
- Non-fictie, Kunst / Cultuur, Sociale Wetenschappen, Historisch thema, Waargebeurde verhalen, Biographies, Hobby, Handleidingen en Gidsen, Architectuur, Architectuur en stedebouw, Familie, Autobiografie en memoires, Verenigde Staten, 20e Eeuw, Amerikaanse Literatuur, Sociologie, Herinneringen, Leven, Mysterieus, Verleden, Geschiedenis van de VS, Wonen & Decoratie, Kindertijd, Kritiek, Huis, Sociale Geschiedenis, Tradities en Gewoonten, Generaties en generatieverschillen, Architectuurtheorie, Voorouders
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- 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.