Thoughts of Home: Reflections on Families, Houses, and Homelands from the Pages of House Beautiful Magazine

By Elaine Greene

Book Overview

Riveting, funny, pointed, and poignant, the 44 essays gathered in this anthology speak eloquently of dreams, memories, and the sometimes painful realities of the personal landscapes we call home. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0688143830
• ISBN13: 9780688143831
• Release Date: December 1899
• Publisher: Hearst Books
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.3" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

A Superb Collection of Memories

I am lucky to have found the hardback in this and will treasure it. I consider it a must-have for anyone's library and to share with friends and family. I was born and raised in West Virginia. In my life of 46 years, I have lived in 11 different places (I'm on my 11th) and was (and still am) homesick for my childhood home every time. This book is for those of us who will never leave "home" or "family" behind. This book is for those who carry their true home deep within their hearts wherever they may find themselves in their lives. It is a touching poignant journey down a most colorful and enriching collection of paths.

A Treasure

As you read through these essays, you come to realize that home is less about decorating a building and more about building a life. Memories, family, nature, the things that help you find your place in the world, all extolled and admired. Beautifully written, brilliantly edited, a great gift.

Everyone Deserves a Gift Copy of This Beauty

This very inexpensive paperback with a stunning cover contains nearly 50 stories of a precious house and/or special town/city that impacted the author and her/his family deeply. I had read many of these essay stories in the magazine, so I was aware that many of these narratives are gems. I am trying to read only one a week, because I find it hard to laugh and cry at the same time, and that's what these stories do--grab at the fabric of your life--one a week is enough emotional wrenching. My favorite so far is about 5 stories in, about a dweller in a Massachusetts seatown who moves out west but cannot forget his sea town--beautifully written story. Buy this overly-enexpensive book, do NOT give your copy to others or it will never return, and buy many gift copies for those you love.