The Strange Interlude of the Tree in the House
Author | : Harold Brent |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780965559836 |
Download The Strange Interlude of the Tree in the House Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Like the dark side of the moon, the 8 or 9 months stigmatized as the ?off-season? is a side of outer Cape Cod largely unknown to many of our summer visitors. Fairweather friends are fascinated by the persistent rumor that a few hardy members of their own species actually eke out a living here during the mysterious interval between summers. ?Whatever do they do with themselves? They say that 95% of the stores and restaurants close down. Is it a hibernation thing?? ?Christmas with the nearest mall the better part of an hour away?isn't that a contradiction in terms?? Bizarre, no doubt. Positively medieval. And yet some call it home. The Strange Interlude of the Tree in the House captures the flavor of the so-called off-season, from the poignancy of the last swim of the year, a short course on the basics of sun deprivation, and the dual emotional challenges of S.A.D. and the holiday season to the pulse of a small, isolated town in mid winter, and rooting for storms and other compensatory pleasures of an outer Cape autumn and winter.BRENT HAROLD, a former professor of English, is a longtime op-ed columnist for the Cape Cod Times, and author, most recently, of Wellfleet and the World and Life as a House.It?s a wonderful book.? ?George Bailey?Changed my life.? ?Scrooge?Terrific stocking stuffer??S. Claus?Totally gets snow and ice? ?Frosty the Snowman?Yeah, yeah, the saps in Whoville will go for it bigtime? ?Grinch