Bibliograph

Plant dreaming deep, May Sarton

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Plant dreaming deep, May Sarton

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Plant dreaming deep

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

883114465

Responsibility statement

May Sarton

Summary

After a peripatetic life, forty-five-year-old May Sarton longed to put down roots and found them in New Hampshire in the form of a dilapidated eighteenth-century farmhouse with good bones . . . It was the realization of a dream that had been a long time coming In Plant Dreaming Deep , Sarton shares an intensely personal account of transforming a house into a home. She begins with an introduction to the enchanting village of Nelson, where she first meets her house. Sarton finds she must dream the house alive inside herself before taking the major step of signing the deed. She paints the walls white in order to catch the light and searches for the precise shade of yellow for the kitchen floor. She discovers peace and beauty in solitude, whether she is toiling in the garden or writing at her desk. This is a loving, beautifully crafted memoir illuminated by themes of friendship, love, nature, and the struggles of the creative life. This ebook features an extended biography of May Sarton

Table Of Contents

Cover Page; Title Page; Dedication; Contents; Prologue: The Ancestor Comes Home; One: I Meet My House; Two: Nest-Building; Three: Moving In; Four: With Solitude for My Domain; Five: The House Opens Its Door; Six: Neighbors Happen; Seven: The Edge of Nowhere; Eight: Mud Season; Nine: Perley Cole; Ten: A Flower-Arranging Summer; Eleven: Death and the Maple; Twelve: Learning about Water; Thirteen: Guests and Ghosts; Fourteen: The Turn of the Year; Fifteen: Plant Dreaming Deep; A Biography of May Sarton; Copyright Page

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