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SUMMARY:Brewster Ladies' Library Books & Big Ideas: Reception and Discussion of "The Big House" with Author George Howe Colt
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the final event of our 2024 Books & Big ideas program! Author George Howe Colt will visit Brewster Ladies' Library to read from and discuss his book The Big House: A Century in the Life of an American Summer Home. Town Manager Peter Lombardi will moderate a discussion with the author before beginning an open Q & A session. Refreshments to be served.\n\nAbout the Book\n\nThis is a poignant tribute to the eleven-bedroom jumble of gables\, bays\, and dormers that watched over weddings\, divorces\, deaths\, anniversaries\, birthdays\, breakdowns\, and love affairs for five generations interweaves Colt's final visit with memories of a lifetime of summers. Run-down yet romantic\, The Big House stands not only as a cherished reminder of summer's ephemeral pleasures but also as a powerful symbol of a vanishing way of life.\n\nAbout the Author\n\nGeorge Howe Colt is the bestselling author of The Big House\, which was a National Book Award finalist and a New York Times Notable Book of the Year\; Brothers\; November of the Soul\; and The Game. He lives in Western Massachusetts with his wife\, the writer Anne Fadiman.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Join us for the final event of our 2024 Books &amp\; Big ideas program! Author George Howe Colt will visit Brewster Ladies&rsquo\; Library to read from and discuss his book&nbsp\;<em>The Big House: A Century in the Life of an American Summer Home</em>. Town Manager Peter Lombardi will moderate a discussion with the author before beginning an open Q &amp\; A session. Refreshments to be served.</p>\n\n<p><u>About the Book</u></p>\n\n<p>This is a poignant tribute to the eleven-bedroom jumble of gables\, bays\, and dormers that watched over weddings\, divorces\, deaths\, anniversaries\, birthdays\, breakdowns\, and love affairs for five generations interweaves Colt&rsquo\;s final visit with memories of a lifetime of summers. Run-down yet romantic\,&nbsp\;<em>The Big House</em>&nbsp\;stands not only as a cherished reminder of summer&rsquo\;s ephemeral pleasures but also as a powerful symbol of a vanishing way of life.</p>\n\n<p><u>About the Author</u></p>\n\n<p>George Howe Colt is the bestselling author of&nbsp\;<em>The Big House</em>\, which was a National Book Award finalist and a&nbsp\;<em>New York Times</em>&nbsp\;Notable Book of the Year\;&nbsp\;<em>Brothers</em>\;&nbsp\;<em>November of the Soul</em>\; and&nbsp\;<em>The Game</em>. He lives in Western Massachusetts with his wife\, the writer Anne Fadiman.</p>\n
LOCATION:Auditorium Brewster Ladies' Library1822 Main Street\, Brewster\, MA\, 02631
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