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Stone Work: Reflections on Serious Play and Other Aspects of Country Life
Stone Work Reflections on Serious Play and Other Aspects of Country Life
Author: John Jerome
With grace, style, and gentle, self-deprecating wit, John Jerome describes the back-breaking but soul-mending task of building a stone wall on his New England farm. The job begins on a whim-he decides to move one from his woods for the sheer pleasure of seeing it from the house-and as the wall progresses, the physical occupation leads Jerome to ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780140088816
ISBN-10: 0140088814
Publication Date: 7/6/1990
Pages: 212
Edition: Reprint
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Publisher: Penguin USA (P)
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Audio Cassette
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A collection of essays revolving around the author's year-long project to build a stone wall by hand. But of course, it's much more than that ... it's about living in the country, relationships, physical labor and even life itself. Some of the writing is very good although it bogs down in places.


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