PRAISE FOR "AT HOME: A Short History of Private Life"
."..a delightful stroll through the history of domestic life. Now living in a 19th-century church rectory in Norfolk, England, the author decided to learn about the ordinary things of life by exploring each room in his house.... In a sense, Bryson's book is a history of "getting comfortable slowly."... Informative, readable and great fun."--"Kirkus Reviews"(starred)
"[D]elightful.... Considering our homes means a dash through history, politics, science, sex, and dozens of other fields. If this book doesn't supply you with five years' worth of dinner conversation, you're not paying attention."--"PEOPLE magazine
""Fascinating.... Join this ambiable tour guide as he wanders through his house, a former rectory built in 1851 in a tranquil English village.... [It] takes a very particular kind of thoughtfulness, as well as a bold temperament, to stuff all this research into a mattress that's supportive enough to loll about on while pondering the real subject of this book -- the development of the modern world.... Bryson is fascinated by everything, and his curiosity is infectious...[his] enthusiasm brightens any dull corner.... You'll be given a delightful smattering of information about everything but...the kitchen sink."-- Dominique Browning, "The New York Times Book Review"
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I am only halfway through reading this book and I'm very pleased there is yet more to come. It makes for fascinating reading. As we are taken, room by room, through Bryson's home, an old rectory built in the mid 19th century, we enjoy hearing not only tales of the house itself but are taken to a wider world of how our attitudes to living, and living in comfort, have changed. I can't but help feeling that a lot of research has gone into sieving through history to find anecdotes worthy of telling and facts that deny popular misconceotions. Just look at the extent of the bibliography! Bryson's sense of humour is under the surface to take advantage of the silly things that humanity gets up to while not intruding on factual information.
Now back to my chair for a session with 'The Study'.
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