![]() ![]() offers fascinating sketches of literary and artistic figures she has known. Hill's work is part memoir, part outpouring of affection for these she has loved and, en route, she provides us with a reading list the equal of any degree courseĪn impressionistic autobiography. ![]() it reminds you of the overlooked treasures we miss in the chase for novelty. Show Less Product DetailsĪ totally beguiling, utterly persuasive, argument for reimmersing yourself in literature's past. Howards 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. Read more Hill's eyes were opened to how much of that life was stored in her home, neglected for years. 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. ![]() 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. 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. Charts the journey of the author as she revisits the conversations, libraries and bookshelves of the past. Description for Howards End is on the Landing Paperback. ![]()
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