From Stone Orchard: A Collection Of Memories
by Findley, Timothy
- New
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- New/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0002557290
- ISBN 13
- 9780002557290
- Seller
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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
HarperFlamingo Canada, 1998. 1st Edition . Hardcover. New/Fine. New - With Minor Shelf Wear To Dust Jacket. - Front Top Right Has Missing "Y" From A Price Sticker.- For More Information On Condition. - Please See All Photos. - A Gift From Stone Orchard: Timothy Findley's Poignant Collection Of Country-Life Writings.Timothy Findley And His Companion William Whitehead Freely Admit They Were Innocent Romantics When They Purchased Stone Orchard Farm Over Three Decades Ago. Both In The Early Stages Of Their Writing Careers, They Reasoned That Nothing Could Be More Conducive To A Writerly Muse Than A Gently Tumbling-Down Farmhouse Nestled Among The Rolling Hills Of The Southern Ontario Countryside. And They Were Right. Since That First Day They Laid Eyes Upon Stone Orchard And Its 50 Acres Of Lawns, Perennial Gardens, Fields Of Rippling Grasses And Dense, Green Woods, It Has Become Much More Than A Home And A Workplace. It Has Become A Refuge For Tiff And Bill, An Enduring Haven Of Friendship And Love For Family, Friends And Neighbors. And, As They Say, If Only The Walls Could Talk ... The Walls Have Never Talked So Eloquently Or Endearingly As They Do In From Stone Orchard, A Collection Of Timothy Findley's Harrowsmith Columns - Revised And Expanded - Plus New Writings, All On Life At A 19Th-Century Farm Just Outside Of Cannington, Ontario. Here Are Tales Of The Farm's Past, Both Distant And Recent: The Comic Coincidences Leading To The Naming Of The Swimming Pool, And Why Margaret Laurence Would Never Dip Her Toe In It. Or The Night Dinner Party Guests Went Outside In The Twilight, Dressed Like Royalty, To Watch A Herd Of Majestic Deer Pass Through The Gardens. On The Eve Of Their Departure From Stone Orchard - It Being Time For Tiff And Bill To Move On - Findley's Writings Achieve A New Poignancy, As A Piece Of Our Literary Heritage Is Remembered With Humor, Affection And Magic. Beautifully Designed And Packaged With Lovely Woodcut Drawings, From Stone Orchard Will Be A Cherished Keepsake For Timothy Findley's Legions Of Loyal Fans, As Well As A Treasured Gift For Anyone Whose Dreams Transport Them Into The Charming Landscape Of Country Life.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Alright Bookstore (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003463
- Title
- From Stone Orchard: A Collection Of Memories
- Author
- Findley, Timothy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0002557290
- ISBN 13
- 9780002557290
- Publisher
- HarperFlamingo Canada
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1998
- Pages
- 170
- Keywords
- Horticulture, Gardening, Autobiography, Memoir, Nonfiction, Cultural, Canada, Actor, Playwright, Novelist, Literary, Entertainment & Performing Arts
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography - Biography - Memoir;
- X weight
- 650 g
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