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The Big House

A Century in the Life of an American Summer Home

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The Big House

By: George Howe Colt
Narrated by: Rick Adamson
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National Book Award Finalist and a New York Times Notable Book of the Year

Faced with the sale of the century-old family summer house on Cape Cod where he had spent 42 summers, George Howe Colt returned for one last stay with his wife and children. This poignant tribute to the 11-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.

©2003 George Howe Colt (P)2019 Audible, Inc.
Americas Customs & Traditions House & Home Social Sciences State & Local United States Tradition
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