Howards End Is on the Landing: A Year of Reading from Home
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Early one autumn afternoon in pursuit of an elusive book on her shelves, Susan Hill encountered dozens of others that she had never read, or forgotten she owned, or wanted to read for a second time. The discovery inspired her to embark on a year-long voyage through her books, forsaking new purchases in order to get to know her own collection again. A book which is left on a shelf for a decade is a dead thing, but it is also a chrysalis, packed with the potential to burst into new life. Wandering through her house that day, Hill's eyes were opened to how much of that life was stored in her home, neglected for years. Howard's End is on the Landing charts the journey of one of the nation's most accomplished authors as she revisits the conversations, libraries and bookshelves of the past that have informed a lifetime of reading and writing.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1846682665
ISBN13:9781846682667
Release Date:October 2010
Publisher:Ips - Profile Books
Length:240 Pages
Weight:0.45 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.4" x 7.8"
Customer Reviews
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There is hope for us Tsundoku people!
Published by SJ Brown , 3 years ago
For those of us who love books, buy books, and then let them sit on our shelves unread (the term is Tsundoku), this author gives us hope. I was inspired to read a book a week by Susan Hill who did this herself. Her journey to read the neglected books on her bookshelves showed me I can do the same and give my much loved books the same respect she gave hers. After reading this, I discovered more books she mentions that I want to read -- but not until I finish what is on my bookshelf first! Thank you Ms. Hill.
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