House by the Sea
W W Norton · Paperback · November 1, 1995
This is the first journal Sarton wrote after she moved in 1973 from New Hampshire to the seacoast of Maine.
We earn from qualifying purchases.
- Who it’s for
- A coastal address for inward weather, with enough stillness to carry into conversation.
- Genres
- Diaries & Journals Collection, Writers' Lives, Women Authors Collections
- Published
- W W Norton, November 1, 1995
Nearest books
Matched by what the books are about, then ordered by what their readers also loved.
A Country YearSue Hubbell55% match
The Place of TidesJames Rebanks50% match
Let the Whole Thundering World Come HomeNatalie Goldberg46% match
Sleeping With CatsMarge Piercy49% matchShares Writers' Lives
Stone Yard DevotionalCharlotte Wood47% match
Fire SeasonPhilip Connors44% match
For younger readers: Knocking on Windows
Start with three books, and this one can be the first.
Members get a new edition every morning: a route out from their books to essays, research and talks, with the reason for each.
Start with this bookAbout this book
This is the first journal Sarton wrote after she moved in 1973 from New Hampshire to the seacoast of Maine. Here she found the peace and aloneness she sought―and partly feared. The journal records the renewing of her life and work in this place. Read more
Coastal Quiet
A coastal address for inward weather, with enough stillness to carry into conversation.
Come here for
- place-forward poems
- quiet company for daily dipping
Expect
- slender, contemplative pages
- a book to revisit in fragments
Where it sits
| Diaries & Journals Collection | 77% |
|---|---|
| Writers' Lives | 75% |
| Women Authors Collections | 49% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
- Authors
- May Sarton, Beverly Hallam
- Publisher
- W W Norton
- Published
- November 1, 1995
- Format
- Paperback