A Good Home: A Memoir
Autor Cynthia Reyesen Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 apr 2013
--DEBRA USHER, President and Editor-in-Chief, Arabella Magazine
“Cynthia Reyes’ glass is almost always half full, but ours, as we read her uplifting story, brims over. "
--COLIN McALLISTER and JUSTIN RYAN, www.colinandjustin.tv
A Good Home is an addictive read, a profoundly emotional book about the author’s early life in rural Jamaica, her move to urban North America, and her trips back home, all told through vivid descriptions of the unique homes she has lived in -- from a tiny pink house in Jamaica and a mountainside cabin near Vancouver to the historic Victorian farmhouse she lives in today, surrounded by neighbors who share spicy Malaysian noodles and seafood, Greek pastries and roast lamb, and Italian tomato sauce and wine (really strong wine).
Full of lovingly drawn characters and vividly described places, A Good Home takes the reader through deeply moving stories of marriage, children, the death of parents, and an accident that takes its high-flying author down a humbling notch. Its pages sparkle with stories and reflections on home as:
- A foundation on which to build connections with children, relatives, and friends
- A place to celebrate the joys of elegant design, overflowing gardens (except for the wisteria vine, which cannot be coaxed into blooming), and the sharing of good food
- A wise teacher, showing us who we really were -- and who we really are
Cynthia Reyes has published non-fiction stories in Arabella Magazine, one of the fastest-growing magazines in the United States and Canada, as well as in the Globe and Mail and Toronto Life. Reyes is a former journalist and executive producer with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. More than a hundred episodes of her programs have appeared on network television. She is the winner of national and international awards and acclaim for her work as a television producer, project leader, and public speaker, including the Children’s Broadcast Institute Award and the Crystal Award for Outstanding Achievement in Film and Television.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781927483480
ISBN-10: 1927483484
Pagini: 313
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 17 mm
Greutate: 0.38 kg
Editura: BPS Books
ISBN-10: 1927483484
Pagini: 313
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 17 mm
Greutate: 0.38 kg
Editura: BPS Books