A Home for All Seasons-9781838954802

A Home for All Seasons

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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 REVIEWGavin 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.


Book ISBN: 9781838954802
Book Author: Gavin Plumley
Book Format: Paperback / softback
Book Imprint: Atlantic Books
Book Publisher Atlantic Books
Book Dimensions: 129 x 198 x 37cm
Book Publication Date: 2023-04-05 00:00:00 +0100
Book Pagination: 336 pages, B&W throughout
Book Weight: 304g

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 REVIEWGavin 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.

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