The Strange Interlude of the Tree in the House: An Outer Cape Cod Off-Season Companion

By Harold Brent and Brent Harold

Like the dark side of the moon, the 8 or 9 months stigmatized as the "off-season" is a side of outer Cape Cod largely unknown to many of our summer visitors. Fairweather friends are fascinated by the persistent rumor that a few hardy members of their own species actually eke out a living here during the mysterious interval between summers. "Whatever do they do with themselves? They say that 95% of the stores and restaurants close down. Is it a hibernation thing?" "Christmas with the nearest mall the better part of an hour awayisn't that a contradiction in terms?" Bizarre, no doubt. Positively medieval. And yet some call it home. The Strange Interlude of the Tree in the House captures the flavor of the so-called off-season, from the poignancy of the last swim of the year, a short course on the basics of sun deprivation, and the dual emotional challenges of S.A.D. and the holiday season to the pulse of a small, isolated town in mid winter, and rooting for storms and other compensatory pleasures of an outer Cape autumn and winter.BRENT HAROLD, a former professor of English, is a longtime op-ed columnist for the Cape Cod Times, and author, most recently, of Wellfleet and the World and Life as a House.It's a wonderful book." George Bailey"Changed my life." Scrooge"Terrific stocking stuffer"S. Claus"Totally gets snow and ice" Frosty the Snowman"Yeah, yeah, the saps in Whoville will go for it bigtime" Grinch

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0965559831
• ISBN13: 9780965559836
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Kinnacum Pr
• Length: 151 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.3" x 0.5" x 5.0"