
Book
House by the Sea
May Sarton, Beverly Hallam
W W Norton · Paperback · November 1, 1995
Reading lane: Fiction
This is the first journal Sarton wrote after she moved in 1973 from New Hampshire to the seacoast of Maine.
At a Glance
Why This Clicks
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
Book Details
- Authors
- May Sarton, Beverly Hallam
- Publisher
- W W Norton
- Published
- November 1, 1995
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Fiction
- Reading lane
- Fiction
Affinity
- 100%
About 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
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