A Place in the world : finding the meaning of home
Book |
First edition. |
Crown,
New York :
[2022]
- 1 of 1 Copy Available at Libraries in Niagara Cooperative (Show)
- 1 of 1 Copy Available at Niagara-on-the-Lake Library System
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Branch | Call Number | Location | Holdable? | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | 4906 MAY | Adult Travel | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
About
"Though Frances Mayes is known for her travels, she has always sought a sense of home wherever she goes. In this poetic testament to the power of place in our lives, Mayes reflects on the idea of home, from the earliest imprint of four walls to the startling discoveries of feeling the strange ease of homes abroad, friends’ homes, and even momentary homes that spark desires for other lives. Her musings are all the more poignant after so many have spent their long pandemic months at home. From her travels across Italy—Tuscany, of course, but also Venice and Capri—to the American South, France, and Mexico, Mayes examines the connective tissue among them through the homes she’s inhabited. A Place in the World explores Mayes’s passion and obsessions with houses and the things that inhabit them—old books, rich food, beloved friends, transportive art. The indelible marks each refuge has left on her and how each home influenced the next serve as the foundations of its chapters. Written in Mayes’s signature intimate style, A Place in the World captures the adventure of moving on while seeking comfort in the cornerstone closest to all of us—home." --publisher's website.
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Details
- ISBN: 0593443330
- ISBN: 9780593443330
- Physical Description: xxvi, 263 pages ; 22 cm.print
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Crown, [2022]
- Formatted Contents Note: I could live here -- Lighting seven fireplaces -- Who lives here? -- Green world -- Camellia -- Magnolia -- Gardenia -- Sun standing still -- Secret spaces -- My Southern accent -- The ghost who cooks -- Toward the Apennines, toward the lake -- Dinner / Cena -- Time difference -- Risking happiness -- Pure gold clasps -- Cucina povera / The poor kitchen -- Household shrine -- Exile 2020 -- The house on South Lee Street -- The monumental cakeks of Frankye Davis Mayes -- Frankye's cookbooks -- And again to the Golden Isles -- Why not stay -- Blue apron -- Fragments -- A place to hide -- Water maze -- Home thoughts: a litany -- The taste of memory -- Changing the changes -- Memento vivere / Remember to live -- Annals of stone -- " I left a basket of figs by your gate" -- Envoi: architect.