A Home for All Seasons
A Home for All Seasons
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Published:
4 May, 2023
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Description
'Charming - a love-letter to home, history, and nature.'
LEAH BROAD, Author of Quartet
'A tender and illuminating history of an overlooked world.'
HORATIO CLARE
'Truly a revelation on every page.'
PETROC TRELAWNY
'A richly textured book, replete with illuminating discoveries and observations.'
COUNTRY LIFE
'A wide-ranging meditation on place and past.'
LITERARY REVIEW
Gavin considered himself an urban being... until he met his husband, Alastair. Together, they bought Stepps House in Pembridge, Herefordshire - on love at first sight. But then came the question: 'How old is it?' With its ancient beams, the date they'd been given seemed out by centuries. As Gavin traced Stepps House through various hands and eras, he saw a past emerge that resonates powerfully with our present.
Mixing history and art, memoir and landscape, A Home for All Seasons is grand in its sweep and intimate in its account of rural life.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781838954802 |
| ISBN10 | 1838954805 |
| Number Of Pages | 336 |
| Item Weight | 304 g |
| Product Dimensions | 129 x 198 x 23 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Atlantic Books |
| Format | paperback |
| Edition | Main |
Media Reviews
What starts out as a straightforward house history morphs into something else, a wide-ranging meditation on place and past, taking in climate change, rural depopulation, the Reformation
and folklore...A gentle, reflective book. Plumley is at his best when describing the things he loves: his husband, his new home, its history.
A richly textured book, replete with illuminating discoveries and observations. * Country Life *
A tender and illuminating history of an overlooked world, A Home for all Seasons is a beautiful portrait of time and place, a palpable labour of love. -- Horatio Clare, author of SOMETHING OF HIS ART
Charming - a love-letter to home, history and nature. -- Leah Broad, author of QUARTET
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Author's Bio
Gavin Plumley is a cultural historian. He appears frequently on BBC radio, has written for newspapers and magazines worldwide and gives talks at leading museums and galleries. He grew up in Wales, before moving to London, and studied music at Keble College, Oxford. He lives in Herefordshire.