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Highlights
- In her critically acclaimed, ingenious memoir, Sarah Messer explores America's fascination with history, family, and Great Houses.
- About the Author: Sarah Messer teaches poetry and creative nonfiction at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington.
- 400 Pages
- History, United States
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About the Book
With a poet's eye for clever detail and an ear for the rhythm of place and language, Messer's work of living history tells the story of an American family--whose ancestral home was purchased by her parents--dating back to its wild beginnings in colonial New England. Photos & illustrations.Book Synopsis
In her critically acclaimed, ingenious memoir, Sarah Messer explores America's fascination with history, family, and Great Houses. Her Massachusetts childhood home had sheltered the Hatch family for 325 years when her parents bought it in 1965. The will of the house's original owner, Walter Hatch--which stipulated Red House was to be passed down, "never to be sold or mortgaged from my children and grandchildren forever"--still hung in the living room. In Red House, Messer explores the strange and enriching consequences of growing up with another family's birthright. Answering the riddle of when shelter becomes first a home and then an identity, Messer has created a classic exploration of heritage, community, and the role architecture plays in our national identity.Review Quotes
"Red house is the story of America: hopeful, tragic, and persevering. Remarkable and amazing." --Daniel Wallace, author of Big Fish
"A genealogy of home and heart. Impossible to put down. --Terry Ryan, author of The Prize Winner of Defiance Ohio
"An evocative story ... told with a freshness that demonstrates Messer's skill at humanizing vignettes." --The Boston Globe
"[Messer] discovers surprising and often painful truths about history and heritage, heart and home." --George Howe Colt, author of The Big House
About the Author
Sarah Messer teaches poetry and creative nonfiction at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington. Her poetry has been published in the Kenyon Review, Paris Review, Story, and many other journals. She is the author of a book of poetry, Bandit Letters. She has received a Mary Roberts Rinehart award for Emerging Writers, and grants and fellowships from the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, the American Antiquarian Society, and the National Endowment for the Arts.Dimensions (Overall): 7.7 Inches (H) x 5.14 Inches (W) x .8 Inches (D)
Weight: .59 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 400
Genre: History
Sub-Genre: United States
Publisher: Penguin Books
Theme: State & Local, New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
Format: Paperback
Author: Sarah Messer
Language: English
Street Date: June 28, 2005
TCIN: 91747912
UPC: 9780142001059
Item Number (DPCI): 247-10-3677
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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