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A Home for All Seasons
- Author
- Gavin Plumley
- Narrator
- Gavin Plumley
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes Ltd
- Publish Date
- 27 October 2022
- Run Time
- 7 hours 5 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
Gavin Plumley considered himself a distinctly urban being… until he met his rural husband, Alastair. Together, they bought Stepps House - a three-storey building in Pembridge, Herefordshire - on love at first sight. But then came the inevitable question from an insurance salesman: 'How old is it?' The date they'd been given of 1800 seemed out by centuries.
As Gavin traced Stepps House through various hands and eras, he uncovers a past steeped in history and art, memory and nature that resonates powerfully with our present.
“A wide-ranging meditation on place and past… a gentle, reflective book. Plumley is at his best when describing the things he loves: his husband, his new home, its history.” - Literary Review
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Details
- Author
- Gavin Plumley
- Narrator
- Gavin Plumley
- Duration
- 7 hours 5 minutes
- Release Date
- 27 October 2022
- ISBN
- 9781004102174
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes Ltd
- Genre
- Landscape architecture and design
Synopsis
A sweeping yet intimate account of life on the edge of England and what it takes to make a home.Gavin Plumley considered himself a distinctly urban being… until he met his rural husband, Alastair. Together, they bought Stepps House - a three-storey building in Pembridge, Herefordshire - on love at first sight. But then came the inevitable question from an insurance salesman: 'How old is it?' The date they'd been given of 1800 seemed out by centuries. As Gavin traced Stepps House through various hands and eras, he uncovers a past steeped in history and art, memory and nature that resonates powerfully with our present.“A wide-ranging meditation on place and past… a gentle, reflective book. Plumley is at his best when describing the things he loves: his husband, his new home, its history.” - Literary Review
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